The Office of the Attorney General wants to revoke the probation and suspended sentence of an ex-convict who was arrested in January for possession of methamphetamine or \u201cice.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Office of Adult Probation has determined that Joseph A. Crisostimo violated his probation conditions.<\/p>\n
His arraignment revocation hearing will be held on March 13, at 9am.<\/p>\n
Crisostimo served five years of a 10-year prison sentence for burglarizing Marianas CableVision in Susupe in 2006. His brother, Calistro, and William Jerome T. Deleon Guerrero, were also convicted and served time. The three stole a safe box containing $34,319.25 in cash, checks, and credit card payments.<\/p>\n
If Crisostimo is found in violation of his probation, he can be sentenced to a maximum of five years\u2014the remaining part of his sentenced that was suspended.<\/p>\n
As part of his original sentence, Crisostimo was supposed to pay a $25 court assessment fee within 30 days of his release from custody, he is not supposed to possess or consume any alcoholic beverages during his probation; and he is supposed to obey all CNMI and federal laws.<\/p>\n
Probation officer Jose P. Mafnas said that Crisostimo failed to pay the court assessment fee. Also, Crisostimo was arrested on Jan. 11, 2012, for a drug related charge.<\/p>\n
\u201cHence, he had violated his condition of probation that he shall not possess nor consume alcohol or other intoxicating substances during his entire term of probation,\u201d the probation officer said.<\/p>\n
Mafnas said that Crisostimo also failed to obey all laws after being arrested on a drug related charge. <\/p>\n
On Feb. 29, Superior Court associate judge Joseph Camacho reduced Crisostimo\u2019s $31,000 cash bail to $6,000 cash for his arrest on charges of possession of methamphetamine or \u201cice.\u201d The 38-year-old Crisostimo, however, failed to post bail.<\/p>\n
The Office of the Attorney General filed an amended information, charging Crisostimo with illegal possession of controlled substance, and criminal contempt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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