Associate Judge Ramona V. Manglona sentenced Jerry Derson Ramon to one year imprisonment, all suspended except for 11 months and seven days with credit for time already served after he pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of assault and battery.
Manglona ordered the defendant to depart from the commonwealth at his own expense within three months. He cannot re-enter the CNMI for three years.
He will be placed on probation for three years while he is in the commonwealth.
He will pay an assessment fee of $25, obey all CNMI and federal laws and not consume alcohol while he is in the commonwealth. He must not have any contact with the victim.
Ramon entered into a plea agreement with the government on Feb. 11 with his court-appointed counsel, Assistant Public Defender Douglas W. Hartig.
The government, represented by chief prosecutor Kevin A. Lynch, moved to dismiss with prejudice the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon against the defendant, and not to move to revoke Ramon’s probation in another criminal case.
The court ordered the defendant to be released from the custody of the Department of Corrections immediately.
Manglona set the review hearing for May 13, 2009.
Ramon was charged for assaulting a 19-year-old victim in March 2008.
Manglona also sentenced 35-year-old Rolando Pascual Mangalinao to a one year jail term, all suspended except for 63 days with credit for the 63 days the defendant already served in jail.
Mangalinao assaulted a woman in August last year.
He will be placed on probation for one year under the supervision of the Office of Adult Probation. He will pay an assessment fee of $25 within 30 days, an annual probation fee of $100 and a fine of $50.
Mangalinao, represented by his court-appointed counsel Assistant Public Defender Richard Miller, entered into a plea agreement with the commonwealth on Feb. 11.
After he pleaded guilty to the offense of assault and battery, Lynch moved to dismiss with prejudice the remaining charges against the defendant.
The defendant must write a letter of apology to the victim. He is prohibited from possessing or consuming alcohol during the entire term of his probation, and must seek a full time employment.
The court also ordered him not to leave the CNMI without court permission and obey all local and federal laws.
Manglona set the review hearing for April 8 at 1:30 p.m.
