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Man pleads guilty in beating of ex-justice’s daughter
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Posted on Jan 08 2009
A man accused of beating up the daughter of a former CNMI Supreme Court justice has entered a guilty plea in the Superior Court.
Beau James Priest, 25, pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace during a hearing on Wednesday before Superior Court associate judge Perry B. Inos.
Inos accepted Priest’s guilty plea and sentenced him to 30 days in prison, all suspended.
Inos placed the defendant on six months of supervised probation and ordered him to pay a $100 fine, $25 court assessment fee, plus a probation service fee.
The judge required Priest to undergo counseling for anger management at the Community Guidance Center.
A review hearing was set for June 3, 2009, to determine whether Priest has complied with probation conditions.
“Defendant’s failure to appear will result in the issuance of a bench warrant,” Inos said.
In July 2008, the Attorney General’s Office charged Priest with assault and battery, and disturbing the peace.
The AGO alleged that on April 18, 2008, Priest pulled the victim out of a vehicle by the hair and left her lying on the ground.
The defendant and counsel, the Public Defender’s Office, signed a plea agreement with chief prosecutor Kevin Lynch.
Priest pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace. The remaining charge was dismissed as part of the agreement.
