Enis pled guilty to assault and battery and disturbing the peace, and was sentenced to a prison term of 18 months, all suspended except six months, to be served day by day, without possibility of probation, parole, early release, work release, weekend release with credit for 72 days of time served.
The suspended sentence may be imposed in whole or in part for violation of law or Office of the Adult Probation rules.
Upon release, Enis is to be placed under supervised probation for two years, and must report to the Office of Adult Probation by the next business day.
He must pay $25 in court costs, $120 per year in probation fees, and will have no direct or indirect contact with the victim during his entire probationary period.
During the first year of his probation, Enis will have supervised visitation with his children with the victim, if approved by the Division of Youth Services and the children’s guardians.
Unsupervised visitation may be granted after the first year of probation if Enis does not violate his probation, completes all anger management and parenting courses documented by probation and DYS, and DYS concurs that it is safe for the children to be with him.
He is also required to report to the Community Guidance Center within 30 days for evaluation, and must abide by any recommended course of treatment.
Moreover, he must complete 400 hours of community service at a rate of at least 10 hours a month, hours that may be converted to fines.
He is not allowed to consume any illegal controlled substances, and must submit to random drug testing by the Office of Adult Probation.
Enis is also not allowed to possess or use unlawfully a firearm, dangerous device, dangerous weapon, ammunition or soft air weapons.
Failure to comply with these conditions — apart from minor traffic infractions — is a ground for revocation of probation and contempt of court charges.
Enis was represented by Assistant Public Defender Karie Comstock while Assistant Attorney General Samantha Vickery appeared for the CNMI government.
The incident
Enis was arrested in September for striking “a household member” — his girlfriend — with his hands as well as for pulling her hair.
Enis was also charged with strangulation, but this was dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
According to court documents, on the morning of Sept. 21, 2020, authorities responded to a cut off 911 call in Dandan on Birada Street
There, they spoke with witnesses who said that they heard Enis and the victim arguing and saw Enis beating the victim.
A witness said she saw the young daughter of Enis and the victim standing in shock during the argument, then later saw the child running to the neighbor’s house, crying.
The witness tried to intervene while Enis used his left hand to grab the victim’s hair, punching her multiple times and kicking her body.
However, Enis was too big and too strong for the witness to stop the beating.
In the morning of the incident, the victim she had gone into the kitchen to wash dishes when Enis turned toward her as if she had said something to him.
She then asked Enis, “What?” to which Enis responded, “What did you say to me?”
She responded, “Nothing, I didn’t say anything besides saying, ‘What?’”
Enis looked annoyed and said, “Isn’t that something?”
He then walked toward her and hit her right shoulder with his left elbow, causing her to feel pain and have blurry vision.
She said she then went to the living room and sat down with their newborn baby boy to prepare his food.
Enis’ sister encouraged her to leave because “Enis won’t change.” The victim agreed and asked Enis’ sister to drop her off at her mother’s home in Oleai.
However, Enis would not allow the victim to leave.
She said she had been beaten by Enis several times before but never reported it until the latest incident.
She said she was fed up with the abuse and was looking out for the best interests of their young children, especially their baby boy who was born with spinal muscular atrophy.
She said Enis approached her while she was carrying their newborn son, and started to punch, slap, and kick her.
The victim blocked her face and protected their son, eventually managing to put their son down before she fell to the ground and was dragged by the hair by Enis.
She said Enis held her by the neck, making it difficult for her to breathe to the point where she felt lightheaded and had blurry vision.
Crime scene technicians took photos of her injuries, showing red marks on her knee, arm, and neck.
Enis, who had no prior convictions, was arrested and transported to the Department of Corrections where he was later interviewed by authorities. He expressed his remorse for beating the victim.
