Police on the hunt for woman who failed to appear in court

The Department of Public Safety is seeking the community’s help in locating a woman who failed to show up for a court hearing.

According to a DPS news release yesterday, the department is on the hunt for Juanita Villanueva, 22, who is wanted for failing to appear for a Superior Court review hearing. A bench warrant of $5,000 has been issued for her arrest.

For anyone who may have any information on the whereabouts of Villanueva, DPS is urging them to call Crimes Stoppers at (670) 234-7272.

Villanueva was one of three individuals allegedly involved in robbing a man at gunpoint last Oct. 15, 2023.

The charges against Villanueva have been already been dropped.

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

The following day, Oct. 16, detective Joey Lizama met with the victim, who 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 where they reportedly had sex.

After that, the victim told police that he noticed car lights approaching his vehicle, during which Villanueva pressured 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.