Probable cause was found yesterday to charge a 23-year-old man of pouring gasoline on his girlfriend and setting fire to their house. <\/p>\n
At a preliminary hearing, the court found it probable that John Piteg Teregeyo may have committed the crimes of attempted first-degree murder, arson, assault and battery, and disturbing the peace\u2014all related to domestic violence.<\/p>\n
Assistant attorneys general Teri Tenorio and Frances Demapan, counsel for the government, moved to dismiss one count of domestic violence: assault with a dangerous weapon. Chief Public Defender Douglas Hartig, counsel for Teregeyo, did not object. <\/p>\n
Teregeyo will be arraigned on Nov. 6, 2017.<\/p>\n
The alleged victim told police that she and Teregeyo were having an argument in the house\u2019s bedroom when Teregeyo went outside, brought in a container filled with gasoline, and spilled it around the entrance of the bedroom, inside the bedroom, and on her body last Oct. 20.<\/p>\n
She said Teregeyo also choked her and pushed her, causing her to fall. He then allegedly shoved a shirt in her mouth. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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