Herman P. Santos, an ex-convict who was indicted in federal court for alleged possession of two firearms and ammunitions at separate incidents on Saipan, has entered a plea deal with the U.S. government.<\/p>\n
The sealed plea agreement was filed in the U.S. District Court for the NMI on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
With the plea deal, assistant U.S. attorney Russell H. Lorfing, counsel for the U.S. government, moved the court yesterday to vacate pretrial conference and set a change of plea hearing.<\/p>\n
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona granted Lorfing\u2019s request and set the change of plea hearing for today, Friday, at 1:30pm.<\/p>\n
Santos is currently out on bail and under the custody of his mother and stepfather, former representative Christopher Leon Guerrero. <\/p>\n
The indictment charged Santos with two counts of felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.<\/p>\n
Santos is also known as Hermanny Palacios Santos, Hermany Palacios Santos, and Jr. Santos.<\/p>\n
According to the indictment, Santos, having been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term of exceeding one year, knowingly possessed a Harrington and Richardson model 732 .32 caliber revolver and three rounds of .32 caliber ammunition, on Dec. 6, 2015.<\/p>\n
Santos was also allegedly found in possession of a Savage Arms Model 24 410\/22 \u201cover and under\u201d firearm and 11 rounds of .22 ammunition and two .410 shotgun shells, on June 3, 2016.<\/p>\n
According to Superior Court records, the Dec. 6, 2015 incident stemmed from the arrest of Santos for allegedly pointing a handgun at two men he accused of beating up his father, Leon Guerrero, at a poker establishment in Garapan.<\/p>\n
Police officers later checked the back of Santos\u2019 house, where they recovered a .32 revolver handgun with three bullets in the cylinder. That same day, Dec. 6, police arrested him. <\/p>\n
Last January, the Superior Court dismissed the amended information charging Santos with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, upon the Office of the Attorney General\u2019s request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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