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Woman allegedly beats up cashier
A 49-year-old woman was arrested on Tinian on Friday for allegedly pulling the hair of a female cashier, choking her, and threatening to kill her.
The alleged victim complained of nausea and was vomiting.
Elisa Pangelinan Aquiningoc, 49, jobless, was first arrested last March 26 at 3:36am, but was released later that afternoon.
Aquiningoc, however, allegedly later went back to the store, tried to harass the cashier, and threatened to kill her. She was served with an arrest warrant shortly before noon Friday.
Aquiningoc made an initial appearance in Superior Court on Friday afternoon. Her bail was set at $5,000 cash. Assistant public defender Cindy Nesbit was appointed as her counsel.
The victim called for police assistance last March 26 at 3:26am. She told two responding police officers that Aquiningoc came to the Huang Shun Supermarket to sell hot peppers, but got mad, pulled her hair, and choked her.
Police said a witness and footage of the store’s surveillance camera corroborated the cashier’s statement.
Aquiningoc was arrested at 3:36am that day and released that afternoon. She was told to stay away from the cashier.
The following day, the cashier called the police again after Aquiningoc returned to the store, allegedly made a motion to throw bottled water at her, and threatened to kill her.
Aquiningoc also allegedly called the victim on the phone and threatened to kill her if she sees her outside.
In a police interview, Aquiningoc admitted puling the cashier’s hair and choking her, saying the cashier “showed her attitude.”
The cashier denied this, saying Aquiningoc was messing with the box of bread in the store.
