Judge David A. Wiseman yesterday also ordered 35-year-old Jin Min Wang, also known as Jin Ming Wang, to report for all court hearings, obey all commonwealth laws, surrender his travel documents and not leave Saipan without the court’s permission.
Jin was also ordered to stay away from seaports and airports, and have no direct or indirect contact with the victim.
Wiseman set the arraignment for Oct. 20 at 9 a.m. and the preliminary hearing for Oct. 14 at 9 a.m.
The court also appointed the Public Defender’s Office to represent Jin.
Yesterday, Jin appeared in court with Chief Public Defender Adam Hardwicke.
The government, through Assistant Attorney General Mike N. Evangelista, urged the court to retain the recommended bail of $2,000 on the grounds that the defendant has instilled fear in the victim.
“The victim was afraid that the defendant will kill her, and she had to flee from their residence,” Evangelista said.
Upon arrest, he added, the defendant gave a different name and had no passport to prove his identity.
The prosecutor said the defendant had traffic convictions in the past.
Based on the affidavit of Detective Andrea C. Ozawa of the Criminal Investigation Bureau’s Domestic Violence Section, a female caller reported an assault and battery incident to the Department of Public Safety at about 10:40 p.m. on Oct. 5.
Responding police officers went to investigate the incident at an apartment across from the U.I.C. Garment Factory in San Antonio.
Police learned that the 31-year-old victim was hit by a cooking pan and was bitten by Jin four days before.
After the incident, she packed her belongings and left their residence.
In a report, Detective Patrick Maanao stated that the victim ran away from her husband and stayed with a friend for four days.
She was afraid that if she reported the incident to the police immediately, the defendant would kill her.
