{"id":192135,"date":"2015-02-19T04:00:40","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T18:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=192135"},"modified":"2015-02-19T04:00:40","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T18:00:40","slug":"former-teacher-arrested-alleged-possession-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/former-teacher-arrested-alleged-possession-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"Former teacher arrested for alleged possession of \u2018ice\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Tinian teacher and mixed martial artist George Yoshimoto Manglona Jr. led law enforcers on a chase at the Saipan International Airport late Monday afternoon before being arrested for alleged possession of 10.1 gross grams of methamphetamine or \u201cice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A Corrections officer escorts George Y. Manglona Jr. after a bail hearing yesterday in Superior Court on illegal possession of controlled substance charge. Police officers and K-9 units arrested Manglona in the parking lot of the Saipan International Airport on Monday.
(Ferdie De La Torre)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Manglona, 31, who also has a prior service with the U.S. Army, was taken to Superior Court yesterday for his initial appearance on a charge of illegal possession of a controlled substance.<\/p>\n

His bail was set at $2,500 cash and $22,500 in appearance bond.<\/p>\n

Preliminary hearing will be on Feb. 24 at 1:30pm. Arraignment will be at the Tinian Courthouse on March 13 at 9am.<\/p>\n

Chief Public Defender Douglas Hartig was appointed counsel for Manglona. Assistant attorney general Shannon Foley appeared for the government.<\/p>\n

Police detective Jeffrey I. Norita stated in his report that operatives of the Department of Public Safety\u2019s Special Operation Section and the Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force did a controlled buy-walk operation against Manglona for \u201cice\u201d on Tinian last Friday but nothing came out of it.<\/p>\n

On Sunday night, Norita said he received information from a police officer that Manglona had left Tinian and was on Saipan to obtain \u201cice.\u201d The police officer reportedly received the tip from a \u201ccooperating source\u201d on Tinian.<\/p>\n

On Monday, SOS and DEA operatives learned that Manglona was scheduled to fly back to Tinian at 6pm that same day.<\/p>\n

SOS and DEA operatives set up a surveillance operation at the Saipan commuter terminal and waited for Manglona. At 5:30pm, a DEA Task Force member spotted him at the terminal and approached him.<\/p>\n

As the DEA Task Force member was trying to talk to Manglona, the defendant walked out of the terminal and ran toward the main terminal area and main terminal parking lot.<\/p>\n

The DEA Task Force member and another officer as well as K-9 units chased Manglona on foot toward the parking lot of the Francisco C. Ada International Airport, where he was apprehended at 5:42pm.<\/p>\n

While running, Manglona was seen throwing items from a small blue bag.<\/p>\n

The four pursuing officers and K-9 units procured Manglona\u2019s belongings, including a small bag containing four baggies with crystalline substances that later tested presumptive positive for \u201cice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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