Jason De Castro Yamada, a 21-year-old man who has an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and accused of threatening to kill his mother with a machete and physically abusing his younger brother, last week entered a guilty plea and was slapped with a prison term of one year, eight months, and five days. <\/p>\n
Yamada signed a plea agreement with the government and pleaded guilty on Thursday to the offense of assault with a dangerous weapon.<\/p>\n
Superior Court Associate Judge Teresa K. Kim-Tenorio accepted Yamada\u2019s guilty plea and sentenced him to five years imprisonment, all suspended except one year, eight months, and five days for time served.<\/p>\n
It means that the defendant will not serve more prison term. Yamada has been in custody since Dec. 13, 2014. He was placed on supervised probation for five years.<\/p>\n
Among the conditions imposed is that Yamada shall maintain mental health treatment on outpatient basis or inpatient basis as recommended by the Commonwealth Health Center\u2019s psychiatrist\/doctor immediately upon release.<\/p>\n
The defendant is not allowed to possess or consume any alcoholic beverages during the probationary period. He was ordered to pay a $500 fine at a rate of $10 per month.<\/p>\n
The court dismissed the remaining charges as part of the plea agreement.<\/p>\n
According to the factual basis of the plea deal, Yamada threatened his mother with a machete in his hand on Nov. 16, 2014 on Saipan.<\/p>\n
Assistant attorney general Chester Hinds appeared for the government. Assistant public defender Michael Sato served as counsel for Yamada.<\/p>\n
Detective Norman L. Skilling stated in his report that two police officers responded to a disturbing the peace incident at a residence in Dandan on Nov. 16 at 8:55am.<\/p>\n
Skilling said Yamada\u2019s mother told the officers that her son was harassing her while holding a machete.<\/p>\n
The mother said Yamada fled the scene after she ran to the neighbor\u2019s house to call the police.<\/p>\n
The mother disclosed that Yamada has been diagnosed with ADHD but refused to take medication.<\/p>\n
Yamada also would allegedly punch and kick his younger brother because he thinks that their mother is favoring the younger child. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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