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Mariano Falig sentencing postponed
The sentencing of former Corrections officer Mariano Q. Falig Jr., which was set last week for his conviction on drug charges, did not push through; instead, it has been postponed to May 31, 2017.
The Office of Adult Probation asked for more time to submit a presentence investigation report.
Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho ordered the Office of Adult Probation to submit the presentence investigation report on or before May 5, 2017.
Assistant attorney general Chester Hinds appeared for the government. Assistant public defender Cindy Nesbit served as counsel for Falig.
Last Sept. 27, Falig pleaded guilty to illegal possession of crystal methamphetamine or “ice.” He also admitted violating the terms and conditions of his probation in connection with his conviction in a 2015 domestic violence case.
Falig faces up to a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment.
According to police, Falig was found in possession of crystal methamphetamine on June 7, 2016 on Saipan.
In July 2015, Superior Court Associate Judge Teresa Kim-Tenorio slapped Falig with a one-year prison term after he pleaded guilty to assault and criminal mischief when he slashed the tire and scratched with a knife the vehicle of his then-pregnant girlfriend and threatened to kill her outside a bar in Garapan in November 2014.
Falig was given 230 days of credit for time served.
