Habitual offender George Taitano Manglona on Tuesday pleaded guilty to the offense of illegal possession of a controlled substance involving 0.30 grams of methamphetamine or \u201cice.\u201d <\/p>\n
Superior Court Associate Judge Teresa Kim-Tenorio accepted the 35-year-old Manglona\u2019s guilty plea and the plea agreement that he entered with the government.<\/p>\n
Under the plea deal, the Office of the Attorney General and the defense agree to recommend a prison term of zero to two years and a $2,000 fine.<\/p>\n
Kim-Tenorio set the sentencing for Oct. 11, 2016.<\/p>\n
Assistant public defender Cindy Nesbit served as counsel for Manglona. Assistant attorney general Chester Hinds appeared for the government. <\/p>\n
According to the factual basis of the plea deal, on March 21, 2016 on Saipan the defendant unlawfully possessed 0.30 grams of \u201cice\u201d.<\/p>\n
Police reportedly recovered the \u201cice\u201d from Manglona who along with a woman were found sleeping inside a car parked on the roadway in Chinatown on March 21 at midnight. <\/p>\n
Manglona has several prior criminal convictions, including involuntary manslaughter, and traffic cases.<\/p>\n
Drug Enforcement Task Force officer Nicholas A. Rabauliman stated in his report that a police officer was dispatched to Chinatown about a car that was parked on the roadway with its headlights still on for about 30 minutes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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