{"id":426331,"date":"2024-11-08T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=426331"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"25-000-bail-for-man-who-threatened-woman-with-machete-handsaw-knife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/25-000-bail-for-man-who-threatened-woman-with-machete-handsaw-knife\/","title":{"rendered":"$25,000 bail for man who threatened woman with machete, handsaw, knife"},"content":{"rendered":"

After allegedly threatening to kill a woman with a kitchen knife, handsaw, and machete, a man was arrested and is facing a $25,000 cash bail.<\/p>\n

Following his arrest, Francisco Cabrera Babauta, 58, appeared before the NMI Superior Court and Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho on Nov. 1, 2024, in Susupe, where bail was maintained.<\/p>\n

Babauta is currently facing charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault, and disturbing the peace. His preliminary hearing was held yesterday with assistant public defender Charlene Brown representing him and assistant attorney general Heather Barcinas representing the government.<\/p>\n

A further hearing is set for Nov. 20, and arraignment was moved to Dec. 2.<\/p>\n

According to court files, late on Oct. 30, police officers responded to a disturbing the peace incident at Brother\u2019s Market in Kagman I. They found a distressed woman in her car outside who reported that Babauta was at her home. After interviewing her, officers went to her residence and detained Babauta.<\/p>\n

The victim said she witnessed Babauta arguing with his son-in-law and attempted to intervene. Babauta allegedly became irate, cussing at her and demanding she leave. She stated he then grabbed a machete from the table, held it to her neck, and asked if she wanted him to kill her. He subsequently put down the machete, picked up a kitchen knife, and repeated the threat.<\/p>\n

After putting the knife down, he allegedly picked up a handsaw before finally sitting in a chair. The woman said that she walked away and drove to the store to call for police assistance, saying this was not the first instance of such behavior.<\/p>\n

Police collected the machete kitchen knife, and handsaw as evidence. Babauta was arrested, booked, and detained at the Department of Corrections.<\/p>\n

In his statement, Babauta claimed he argued with his son-in-law over his conversation with his grandson. The alleged the victim persisted in questioning him despite his requests to be left alone.<\/p>\n

The victim later told police she took her purse and left after warming food quickly, feeling scared. She drove to Brother\u2019s Market, where she called for help.<\/p>\n

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Francisco Cabrera Babauta is escorted to the Department of Corrections following his bail hearing last Nov. 1 at the NMI Superior Court in Susupe.<\/p>\n

-CHRYSTAL MARINO
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