A Corrections officer was arrested for allegedly pointing a loaded gun at a person. Separately, a man was arrested for allegedly pointing a rifle at a customer of a store. The incidents occurred on Saipan last Wednesday and last weekend. <\/p>\n
Sources said a female Corrections officer was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly threatening someone with a loaded gun in Koblerville last Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Sources said no formal charges have been filed yet against the officer and that the matter has been assigned to the Department of Public Safety\u2019s misdemeanor case unit.<\/p>\n
In the second case, sources said, a man pointed a gun at a Bangladeshi man outside the LM Market in Chalan Kanoa last Saturday and demanded for his cell phone.<\/p>\n
Sources said the victim was not injured as he managed to escape.<\/p>\n
The suspect fled on a vehicle, but police located and arrested him at his residence in Chalan Kanoa.<\/p>\n
The suspect is expected to be taken to the Superior Court for bail hearing today, Monday, for attempted robbery and other charges. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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