“[You] can’t even smell her perfume,” Inos told Dominic Kileleman Helgen, referring to the defendant’s wife.
Inos set a $15,000 cash bail, as recommended by Assistant Attorney General George Hasselback, and reminded Helgen not to have any contact with his wife.
Helgen was represented by Assistant Public Defender Doug Hartig.
If he posts bail, Helgen will observe a curfew from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The Department of Public Safety will conduct random checks during reasonable hours to ensure that Helgen is following the bail conditions.
Helgen is also required to return to court whenever required and to obey all CNMI and federal laws.
He will surrender all travel documents and not leave the island. He must stay away from the seaport and the airport.
The court will have a preliminary hearing on Oct. 14 while arraignment was scheduled for Oct. 19.
After the hearing, Helgen was remanded to the custody of Department of Corrections.
Detective Andrea Ozawa earlier filed a complaint of criminal contempt, violating an order of protection, assault with a dangerous weapon, and stalking in the first degree against Helgen.
Ozawa said she was contacted by the victim on Dec. 16, 2008 and was told that Helgen was violating an order of protection that prohibited him from threatening his wife.
On the early morning of Dec. 16, Ozawa was told by the victim that Helgen arrived at her house, intoxicated.
When the victim requested Helgen to leave, he pulled a knife out of his back pocket, police said.
Helgen was subsequently calmed down and was disarmed by the victim’s brother, police added.
On July 9, 2009, the victim called DPS to report another violation of order of protection.
The victim said Helgen, who was intoxicated, arrived at her house and tried to pick up some of his personal belongings, but the victim refused to let him enter.
Helgen then threatened to kill her using a golf club, police said.
