THE Office of the Attorney General has accused Sergio Mangarero Rangamar of shooting a couple with a pellet rifle. The woman was injured in the leg.
Rangamar, 46, appeared before Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho at a bail hearing on Friday in the custody of the Department of Corrections.
Rangamar was charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of assault, and two counts of disturbing the peace.
At the hearing, Rangamar was represented by Assistant Public Defender Molly Dennert, while Chief Prosecutor Chester Hinds appeared for the government.
Judge Camacho imposed a $30,000 cash bail on Rangamar and remanded him to the custody of Corrections. The defendant was ordered to return to court on July 28, 2023 at 10 a.m. for a preliminary hearing and on Aug. 7, 2023 at 9 a.m. for an arraignment.
According to the complaint against Rangamar, a couple was walking home after buying groceries in Chalan Laulau when the defendant yelled from a heavy machine equipment.
The woman positively identified the man as Rangamar, who, she said, is related to her children’s father.
She said Rangamar got down from the heavy machine equipment and went to his tin house, which was nearby. When he exited the house, he ran toward them while holding a gun, she added.
The woman said the gun was long and black “like what green toy soldiers carry.”
She said two or three shots were fired at her, adding that her right ankle was hit.
Her companion told the police that Rangamar then fumbled with the ammunition magazine before again pointing the gun in their direction.
He said Rangamar told them, “You better start running.” But the man said they did not run as they were in shock. He said he does not know Rangamar.
He said Rangamar shot them five times while the man tried to shield the woman.
He said the woman told him that she was shot and he saw blood coming out of her right ankle. As they left the area, he said he saw Rangamar walking back to a yellow excavator.
Police later found an empty Crossman .22 caliber pellet container outside Rangamar’s residence.
According to court documents, Rangamar is unemployed. No other details about him were available as of press time Sunday evening.
Sergio M. Rangamar is escorted by a Corrections officer in the hallway of the Guma Hustisia on Friday.
Sergio M. Rangamar
