SUPERIOR Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho on Friday imposed a $10,000 cash bail on Mario Olopai Sablan who is accused of burglarizing the home of former Rep. Luis John Castro.
Sablan, 45, was charged with burglary and theft.
At the hearing, Sablan was represented by Assistant Public Defender Tyler Scott, while Assistant Attorney General Frances Demapan appeared for the government.
After the hearing, Judge Camacho remanded Sablan to the custody of the Department of Corrections. Sablan was ordered to return to court for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 5, at 10 a.m., and on Oct. 17 at 9 a.m. for an arraignment.
On Sept. 29, 2022, the Department of Public Safety issued a press statement seeking the community’s help in locating Sablan.
On Sept. 23, 2022, at around 11:59 p.m., DPS said its police officers responded to a burglary and theft incident in Finasisu.
At the scene, officers met with the caller, Castro, who stated that his house had just been broken into.
Castro led the police into the home and showed officers a black slipper which did not belong to him, and his bedroom door which was open. Castro said he had closed his bedroom door before he left his house.
He also showed police surveillance footage that showed a woman — his niece, Shaina Castro — and a man — Mario Sablan — entering Mr. Castro’s home. He said his niece had also stolen from him in the past.
Follow-up investigation revealed that the items missing included an Echo brush-cutter, a Vizio television, a backpack with an Asus laptop, an external hard-drive, a drone camera, and an Apple iPad.
Shaina Castro, 23, was located and arrested in Koblerville and brought to the Department of Corrections where she was booked and detained.
She was also charged with burglary and theft.
Mario Olopai Sablan
Shaina Castro
