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Ex-convict who violated probation is facing domestic violence charges
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Posted on Aug 02 2008
Melvin Nakatsukasa Basa, a man convicted of robbery eight years ago, was sentenced in May to seven months in prison for violating his probation. Now he is facing criminal charges in local court for domestic violence.
The Attorney General’s Office on Thursday charged the 36-year-old Basa with disturbing the peace and interfering with a domestic violence report.
Basa was summoned to appear in the Superior Court to answer the charges on Nov. 18 at 9am.
Chief Prosecutor Kevin Lynch stated in the charging information that on April 5, 2008, the defendant disturbed the peace of a woman.
Lynch said that the defendant grabbed the cell phone from the victim as she was attempting to report to police a crime involving domestic violence.
No other details were given.
Last May 30, the federal court revoked Basa’s supervised release and sentenced him to seven months in prison.
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Alex R. Munson ordered that while in prison, Basa shall participate in a substance abuse program approved by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
Upon release from jail, Basa will be placed on 53 months of supervised release.
In her request to revoke the probation, U.S. Probation Officer Margarita Wonenberg stated that, on Feb. 25, 2000, Basa was sentenced to 102 months in prison for the offense of taking a motor vehicle transported in foreign commerce and affecting commerce by robbery.
Wonenberg said the court placed the defendant on five years of probation.
During drug testing on May 19, 2008, Basa tested presumptive positive for “ice” use and he admitted using the drug three days prior to that day.
The probation officer said Basa admitted to using drugs on at least five occasions.
Wonenberg said that on May 20, 2008, Basa’s girlfriend obtained a temporary restraining order against him for allegedly beating her and slapping her daughter.
