A former Rota police officer was arrested on Sunday night for allegedly slapping his wife and hitting her on the head with a butane gas canister at their residence in As Gonno, Saipan. <\/p>\n
Dennis Atalig Taisacan, 50, was arrested for assault and battery, and disturbing the peace.<\/p>\n
At a hearing yesterday, Superior Court Associate Judge Teresa Kim-Tenorio imposed a $3,000 cash bail on Taisacan.<\/p>\n
Assistant public defender Cindy Nesbit was appointed as counsel for the defendant. Assistant attorney general Heather Barcinas appeared for the government. <\/p>\n
Preliminary hearing will be on July 19 at 9am.<\/p>\n
Police Detective Peter A. Aldan stated in his report that the Department of Public Safety dispatcher received a call on Sunday at 9:50pm from Taisacan\u2019s 17-year-old son, who reported that his father was beating up his mother.<\/p>\n
Aldan said Patrol Officer Ralph Rangamar responded, investigated the incident, and arrested Taisacan.<\/p>\n
Aldan said investigation showed that prior to the beating, the defendant was drinking liquor that afternoon.<\/p>\n
Taisacan slapped the wife twice when she denied his accusation that she was having an affair.<\/p>\n
Taisacan then allegedly grabbed a butane gas canister and struck it at his wife\u2019s head.<\/p>\n
The wife got scared and panicked when she saw blood due to an inch-long laceration on her head.<\/p>\n
The couple\u2019s 17-year-old son witnessed the beating and called police. He told police that he was so scared to stop his father because he may also beat him up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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