One of two men suspected of robbing a tourist and her daughter along a street in Garapan was released on bail to his mother to await court proceedings from home. <\/p>\n
Wilson Kenneth Caintoy Celeste, 24, who was arrested on charges of robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, and receiving stolen property, was released from the Department of Corrections to his third-party custodian, his mother. <\/p>\n
Celeste\u2019s lawyer, Samuel Mok, asked for the bail to be modified and waived Celeste\u2019s preliminary hearing last Monday during Celeste\u2019s preliminary hearing before Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph Camacho.<\/p>\n
Mok asked the court allow Celeste\u2019s family to post just 5% of the bail, $1,000, and put the rest up as an unsecured bond. <\/p>\n
Assistant attorney general Heather Barcinas did not object to the request and had no objections to the third-party custodian. <\/p>\n
After few concerns that were addressed like Celeste\u2019s work schedule and how it would fit with the court\u2019s curfew, Camacho granted the bail modification and his family posted the $1,000 bail last Monday. <\/p>\n
Celeste was ordered to return to court for his arraignment on Aug. 5 and to comply with court given instructions while out on bail like curfew, surrendering his travel documents, and more. <\/p>\n
Celeste is also prohibited from speaking to his co-defendant, Carl Aldan, prohibited from having any contact with the victim and her daughter, and is prohibited from going near seaports and airports.<\/p>\n
According to court information, Department of Public Safety officers responded to a report of a robbery on July 14 at around 7:22pm along Plumeria Avenue in Garapan. The victim was a tourist and her young daughter who reported that she was robbed by a man who ran out from a red Nissan Sentra and grabbed her purse while she and her daughter were walking.<\/p>\n
On July 18, police found the red Nissan Sentra at Celeste\u2019s residence in Gualo Rai and brought him in for questioning.<\/p>\n
Celeste allegedly confessed that he drove the vehicle that was used in the robbery but Aldan was the one who stole the tourist\u2019s purse.<\/p>\n
Celeste said that he needed money so he sent Aldan a message through Facebook to borrow some from him. Aldan, in turn, told Celeste he knew of a way to make money quickly and all he needed to do was drive him.<\/p>\n
Celeste said there was over $1,000 in the stolen purse, a Hermes watch, passports, and credit cards.<\/p>\n
Celeste told police that Aldan gave him $400 from the stolen cash and Aldan took the rest and left in a taxi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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