IN a recent ruling, Superior Court Kenneth L. Govendo sentenced Pedro Ayuyu, 48, for one count of assault and battery and one count of disturbing the peace.
Ayuyu was arrested earlier this year for assaulting a police officer and for disturbing the peace at the governor’s office.
Authorities said that Ayuyu punched a police officer in the stomach, appearing to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
He was seen shirtless, seated on the driver’s side of a parked white sedan, throwing out two empty beer cans.
Authorities instructed Ayuyu not to drive the vehicle, and asked Ayuyu if he had a family member who could drive him home.
Ayuyu replied in an aggressive manner and said that he did not need anyone to drive him home.
He then cussed at an officer for telling him to calm down.
“Don’t tell me what to do,” he said.
The officer tried to move away from Ayuyu, but he noticed that the defendant reached out for the car key and placed it in the ignition, so he asked Ayuyu to turn his car off.
Ayuyu was told that he was not under arrest and could leave at any time, but he could not operate his vehicle.
He then opened the driver’s door and used the door to hit the officer, pushing the officer three times and punching him in the stomach.
The officer then proceeded to his department-issued pepper spray mace on Ayuyu and placed him under arrest.
For disturbing the peace, he has been sentenced to six months imprisonment all suspended except six days with credit of six days for time already served.
For assault and battery, he is sentence to a year all suspended except for 30 days to be served day for day without the possibility of parole, early release, weekend release or other similar programs, with credit for time already served since September 30.
Upon release, he will be placed under supervised probation for two years and must pay a fine of $100, as well as $25 in court costs and $240 for probation before his probation ends.
He is also required to perform 40 hours of community work service at a rate of no fewer than eight hours per month.
Moreover, he is ordered to have no direct or indirect contact with Governor Ralph DLG Torres, the Office of the Governor, and the Office of the Legislative Bureau throughout his entire probationary period.
He is also restricted from possessing or consuming any alcohol or controlled substances during probation, and must attend and complete any recommended counseling by the Community Guidance Center.
Failure to comply with these conditions, apart from minor traffic infractions, will be grounds for revocation of probation.
