$50K bail set for woman accused of robbery

The Superior Court has retained Juanita Villanueva’s bail at $50,000 as initially imposed following a bail hearing last Friday.

Villanueva, one of three individuals allegedly involved in robbing a man at gunpoint last Oct. 15, was brought before Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho last Friday for her initial appearing and bail hearing.

During the bail hearing, Camacho maintained Villanueva’s bail at $50,000 before remanding her back to Department of Corrections custody. She is ordered to return to court on Oct. 30, at 10am for a preliminary hearing while her arraignment is set for Nov. 6.

As of press time, the Department of Public Safety remains on the lookout for Villanueva’s co-conspirators who have yet to be identified.

According to court documents, police responded last Oct. 15 to theft report made by a man who claimed he had been robbed.

The following day, Oct. 16, detective Joey Lizama met with the victim, Melecio Molina, during which he said that Villanueva had contacted him over 10 times on Oct. 15 asking him for money. Sometime after 7pm, he said he picked Villanueva up at the parking area across Pacific Islands Club Saipan. He noted that he saw her exit a black SUV-type car before coming over to his car.

However, sometime later, the victim said Villanueva refused to follow him to his house so they, instead, drove to the northernmost part of San Antonio beach just behind FMS where they reportedly had sex.

After that, the victim told police that he noticed car lights approaching his vehicle, during which Villanueva rushed him to give her money.

As he tried to do so, Molina said the car pulled up behind his vehicle and he noticed it was a black, SUV-like car. A minute later, a woman came up to the passenger side window.

Moments later, the victim said a man was at his window, pointing a pistol to his head and demanding that he give them money.

He noted that, as he was getting money from his wallet, the man grabbed the entire wallet, which contained debit and credit cards, $310, and his identification cards.

Later, Villanueva allegedly exited his vehicle and took with her his car keys and his bag, which contained his other car keys.