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Federal court issues arrest warrant for Ryan Babauta
Probationer allegedly admits using ‘ice’ again, other violations
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona issued Friday a warrant for the arrest of ex-convict Ryan Taitano Babauta after the U.S. Probation Office asked for the revocation of his probation for allegedly using methamphetamine or “ice” and for violating other probation conditions.
U.S. Probation Officer Gregory Arriola told the federal court on Thursday that Babauta admitted using “ice” on Sept. 6 and 30, 2015, as well as on Oct. 14 and 27, 2015.
Babauta also failed to report to the U.S. Probation Office on Sept. 8, 2015, and on Oct. 2 and 5, 2015, Arriola said.
Babauta also allegedly failed to report to counseling sessions on Oct. 13 and Nov. 4, 5, and 11. He also failed to report for a random drug test on Nov. 3, 7, and 10, 2015.
Arriola said that Babauta blamed many factors for his use of “ice” and violating other conditions: that he had argument with his girlfriend, a flat car tire, stress about personal matters, losing track of time, and relationship and housing issues.
Last Feb. 27, the federal court imposed a time served sentence on Babauta for not complying with his supervision conditions.
U.S. District Court for the NMI designated judge David O. Carter placed Babauta on 52 months of supervised release.
Last Aug. 24, U.S. Arriola submitted a report to the court because Babauta allegedly admitted to using “ice” and failed to report to a random drug test and counseling session.
At the Aug. 25 hearing, the parties agreed not to revoke Babauta’s probation and instead hold the matter in abeyance. Carter granted the request and set a status conference for Dec. 7, 2015.
In January 2014, the court revoked Babauta’s supervised release and slapped him with a six-month prison term for using illegal drugs and violating other terms of his probation.
Babauta was among seven prisoners who staged a 14-hour hostage drama at the Department of Corrections in Susupe in March 2009. At the time, he was serving a prison term for involuntary manslaughter for killing Bangladeshi national in Chalan Kanoa.
In August 1999, the federal court slapped Babauta with a 180-month prison sentence and five years of supervised release, for hostage taking and felon in possession of a firearm.
