THE Department of Public Safety is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Juanita Villanueva, one of the three suspects who robbed a man in gunpoint in San Antonio last Sunday.
A $50,000 cash bail arrest warrant for Villanueva was signed by Superior Court Associate Judge Wesley Bogdan on Tuesday.
The arrest warrant was issued for the charges of two counts of robbery, conspiracy and theft.
Assistant Chief of Police Simon T. Manacop, the acting DPS public information officer, is reminding the community that anyone who aids or assists a suspect in hiding will be charged with accessory after the fact.
According to DPS, the incident was reported to police on Oct. 15, 2023, at about 8:48 p.m.
Based on a preliminary investigation, the victim was robbed while in a vehicle parked at the San Antonio Beach behind the FMS Middle School.
“The victim claimed that a female known to him had called him earlier asking to buy cellphone load for her. The victim had agreed to purchase the load and meet the female in the parking lot of PIC. Both later parked at the San Antonio beachside. The female later demanded money, which the victim claimed he did not have,” DPS stated.
“A few minutes later a vehicle parked behind the victim’s vehicle. Two persons approached the vehicle on the driver’s side and began demanding money from the victim. The persons were described [as] a male and a female. When the victim told them that he did not have money, the male suspect pointed a handgun to the victim’s head and again demanded money. The victim then took out his wallet, which the female suspect grabbed. At the same time, the known female who was inside the vehicle with the victim, grabbed the victim’s Samsung Galaxy cellphone and the key to his vehicle. She then exited the car and got into the suspect’s vehicle described as a dark colored SUV.”
All three suspects fled the scene.
The victim indicated that he was later able to start his vehicle and drove to the Pacific Islands Club where he…reported the incident. The victim was unharmed. Suspects were able to steal the victim’s wallet containing $300 in cash, a CNMI driver’s license, a Discover credit card and a Bank of Hawaii debit card.
If you have any information about this incident, call the DPS Criminal Investigation Division at (670) 664-9042, the DPS headquarters at (670) 664-9001 or the Crime Stoppers Hotline at (670) 234-7272 if you wish to remain anonymous.
Juanita Villanueva
Arrest warrant document of Juanita Villanueva
