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 \u201cice\u201d and for violating other probation conditions.<\/p>\n
U.S. Probation Officer Gregory Arriola told the federal court on Thursday that Babauta admitted using \u201cice\u201d on Sept. 6 and 30, 2015, as well as on Oct. 14 and 27, 2015.<\/p>\n
Babauta also failed to report to the U.S. Probation Office on Sept. 8, 2015, and on Oct. 2 and 5, 2015, Arriola said.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Arriola said that Babauta blamed many factors for his use of \u201cice\u201d 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.<\/p>\n
Last Feb. 27, the federal court imposed a time served sentence on Babauta for not complying with his supervision conditions.<\/p>\n
U.S. District Court for the NMI designated judge David O. Carter placed Babauta on 52 months of supervised release.<\/p>\n
Last Aug. 24, U.S. Arriola submitted a report to the court because Babauta allegedly admitted to using \u201cice\u201d and failed to report to a random drug test and counseling session.<\/p>\n
At the Aug. 25 hearing, the parties agreed not to revoke Babauta\u2019s probation and instead hold the matter in abeyance. Carter granted the request and set a status conference for Dec. 7, 2015.<\/p>\n
In January 2014, the court revoked Babauta\u2019s supervised release and slapped him with a six-month prison term for using illegal drugs and violating other terms of his probation.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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