In her informational report submitted to U.S. District Court for the NMI Designated Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood, Brunson stated how Celis slapped and assaulted the two Corrections inmates.
Celis, who was identified as the suspect in the Oct. 1 Sadog Tasi snatching incident, appeared with his counsel Steven Pixley.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Beverly McCallum represented the federal government.
Brunson was also present during Celis’s revocation hearing yesterday via video conference.
Brunson stated that Celis, who was arrested on Oct. 7, was “detained due to danger to the community and flight risk” shortly after his revocation hearing on Oct. 9.
Brunson earlier reported to the federal court that on Oct. 9, Celis called her up from Corrections and informed her that he would “stab someone” if he was not sent to a federal prison.
On Oct. 10, Brunson said, Celis slapped an inmate with an open hand after he interrupted the defendant’s conversation with one of the officers.
“[Celis] stated that he was just trying to teach the detainee a lesson in respect,” Brunson stated.
On Oct. 13, Brunson said, she learned from Corrections that Celis assaulted another inmate.
Celis violated the department’s rules and regulations by committing the offense of assault and battery, Brunson said.
Celis was placed in solitary confinement for 30 days and his telephone use was restricted, Brunson said.
During the revocation hearing yesterday, McCallum moved for a continuance of the hearing. Pixley did not object.
Tydingco-Gatewood set Oct. 26 for the continuation of the hearing.
Celis was arrested by federal agents for violating his probation.
The Superior Court ordered Celis’s arrest on Oct. 8 in connection with the Sadog Tasi snatching incident, but he was already in federal custody.
