By Cherrie Anne E. Villahermosa
Variety News Staff

A 20-year-old man charged for assaulting a co-suspect in a theft incident last year has been convicted and sentenced to five days of imprisonment.
Sheldon U. Remoket entered a plea of guilty during a hearing on May 1.
Judge Kenneth L. Govendo accepted the plea and sentenced him to one year of imprisonment all suspended except for 10 days with credit for five days of time already served.
Remoket was ordered to report to the Department of Corrections on May 21, at 8 a.m. He will be released on May 26, at 8 a.m.
He was placed on probation for one year and will pay a fine of $250 and a court assessment fee of $25.
He will likewise pay a probation fee to be determined by the Office of Adult Probation.
Remoket will perform 100 hours of community work service and write a of apology letter to the victim, Esfy Kapwich.
Remoket was ordered to stay away from the victim.
His review hearing was set for March 6, 2008.
Remoket was charged with assault and battery, obstructing justice, interference with a witness, and disturbing the peace.
He appeared for a change of plea hearing on May 1 and through his counsel, George Hasselback, entered a plea of guilty to the assault and battery charge.
Assistant Attorney General Joseph Taijeron agreed to dismiss the other charges.
According to the prosecution, the defendant choked, punched and kicked the victim on Oct. 20, 2006.
The affidavit of the Department of Public Safety stated that the victim had been drinking at a basketball court in Dandan homestead when the defendant suddenly appeared and assaulted him.
The affidavit stated that the victim and the defendant were friends. The affidavit also stated that the victim and defendant along with another person were involved in a theft and they were all arrested in that case.