{"id":404935,"date":"2024-01-03T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=404935"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Alleged-knife-wielding-robber-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Alleged-knife-wielding-robber-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged knife-wielding robber arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man accused of invading and robbing a Navy Hill home while allegedly wielding a knife was arrested over the weekend and was brought before the court yesterday for a bail hearing.<\/p>\n

Joseph Lee was arrested last Saturday and was brought before Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph Camacho yesterday on charges of robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, and disturbing the peace. Camacho imposed a $20,000 cash bail on Lee.<\/p>\n

Despite the defense asking that Lee be released on his recognizance or at least to a third-party custodian on the argument that he wasn\u2019t brought before the court in a timely manner, the judge remanded the defendant back to Department of Corrections custody. Lee was ordered to return to court Jan. 10 for a preliminary hearing; he will be arraigned on Jan. 22.<\/p>\n

According to court documents, the Department of Public Safety received a report at around 5:58am on Dec. 25, 2023, about a burglary and theft incident in progress. The caller, Jeffrey Hofschneider Jr., informed police that there was a man inside his house stealing items and that he was armed with a knife.<\/p>\n

At the scene, Hofschneider told police that he heard noises outside his room at about 4:30am, but he thought it was the wind and the leaves blowing, so he just ignored it.<\/p>\n

A louder sound roused him at around 5am, so he looked outside his bedroom and that\u2019s when he allegedly saw a man crouched in the living room, trying to pack a karaoke machine inside a bag.<\/p>\n

Hofschneider told police he yelled at the man and the defendant allegedly picked up a knife and charged at Hofschneider. The victim, however, managed to close and lock his bedroom door.<\/p>\n

At that point, Hofschneider said he took out his service weapon and warned the burglar that he had a gun and would shoot. He then called police for assistance.<\/p>\n

Some of the things Lee allegedly stole were a Magic Sing Karaoke set, microchips, a laptop, shoes, alcoholic beverages, a hat, shorts, and the key to a Nissan Titan car, along with some house keys.<\/p>\n

Lee was identified by a neighbor who sent Hofschneider a photo of the suspect and Hofschneider allegedly identified the clothes that Lee was wearing as among the items that had been stolen.<\/p>\n

Hofschneider later positively identified Lee in a police line-up as the man whom he allegedly saw inside his house on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

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Joseph Lee\u00a0<\/p>\n

-KIMBERLY B. ESMORES
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