The Office of the Public Defender was relieved on Monday as court-appointed counsel for Rota police officer George A. Barcinas, who is facing domestic violence charges.<\/p>\n
This developed as attorney Joaquin DLG Torres entered on Monday afternoon his appearance as Barcinas\u2019 counsel of record.<\/p>\n
Chief Public Defender Douglas Hartig appeared as then-counsel for Barcinas. Assistant attorney general Shannon Foley appeared for the government.<\/p>\n
With the hiring of Torres as new counsel for Barcinas, Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho vacated the bench trial of Barcinas currently set for Oct. 7 at the Rota Superior Court.<\/p>\n
Camacho reset the bench trial to Dec. 19, 2016, at the Rota Superior Court.<\/p>\n
Camacho, however, ordered the parties to appear at the Rota Superior Court on Friday at 8:30am for a hearing on Barcinas\u2019 motion to suppress statement.<\/p>\n
The Office of the Attorney General alleged that on June 5, 2015, on Rota, Barcinas pinned his wife to the ground and placed her in a headlock. He allegedly grabbed his wife\u2019s keys from her car\u2019s ignition against her will, preventing her from leaving his property. <\/p>\n
Barcinas also allegedly used physical force to struggle with and prevent the victim from calling law enforcement after she informed him of her intention to do so.<\/p>\n
The government charged the 35-year-old Barcinas with assault and battery, disturbing the peace, and interfering with a domestic violence report. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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