Sylvestre Rogopes Sablan yesterday entered a plea of not guilty to all charges over the killing of his wife at their residence in Oleai last year.<\/p>\n
At the arraignment, Sablan, through counsel assistant public defender Cindy Nesbit, waived reading of advisement of his constitutional rights.<\/p>\n
Sablan, 44, pleaded not guilty to the information charging him with second degree murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and aggravated assault and battery.<\/p>\n
Presiding Judge Robert C. Naraja set a status conference for Nov. 1, 2016 at 9am.<\/p>\n
Assistant attorney general Chester Hinds appeared for the government.<\/p>\n
Ana Maria Pialur Limes, 52, a former staff assistant of Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP), was found dead inside her house in Oleai\/San Jose on April 20, 2015 at noon. Autopsy showed that she died of a skull fracture due to blunt force trauma.<\/p>\n
Police Detective Simon Manacop disclosed in his report that on Feb. 5, 2016, Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent Haejun Park provided him with a report from the FBI laboratory examination.<\/p>\n
Manacop said the FBI examination showed that a chemical test for the presence of blood was positive on the physical evidence\u2014the short pants procured from Sablan.<\/p>\n
Manacop said the results concluded that \u201cto a reasonable degree of scientific certainty\u201d Limes was identified as a contributor of DNA obtained from the short pants.<\/p>\n
The FBI examination report also confirmed that female DNA was present on a sledgehammer and pieces of wooden paddle.<\/p>\n
Manacop said examination done on the sledgehammer and pieces of wooden paddle confirm \u201cto a reasonable degree of scientific certainty,\u201d Limes is the source of DNA obtained from both items.<\/p>\n
Manacop said physical evidence procured from the crime scene such as the sledgehammer, pieces of wooden paddle, stick from a wooden paddle, along with the clothing procured from Sablan, were sent to the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia for analytical examination.<\/p>\n
Manacop said that, on April 20, 2015 at 12:12pm, Sablan\u2019s brother, Joaquin, called the Department of Public Safety\u2019s emergency line and requested the police to check on Sablan\u2019s residence.<\/p>\n
Joaquin reported that his nephew mentioned about finding Limes inside her house lying down in a pool of blood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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