HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — A man pleaded guilty to a 2021 shooting, which was the result of a dispute over the victim owing $700 in a game of darts.
Jensen Belga Develles appeared in the Superior Court of Guam Friday to change his plea to guilty for charges stemming from an August 2021 shooting at a residence on Trankilo Court in Dededo.
The terms of the plea included Develles pleading guilty to aggravated assault as a second-degree felony. Develles was initially charged with attempted murder.
As a result of the plea, Develles was sentenced to seven years at the Department of Corrections and was ordered by Judge Vernon Perez to self-surrender Monday.
Dededo shooting
Develles and his co-defendant, Justin Michael Duenas, were charged in connection to an August 2021 shooting at a residence on Trankilo Court in Dededo, according to court documents.
The shooting, which sent a man to the hospital, was reportedly the result of a dispute over the victim owing $700 in a game of darts.
The victim told officers with the Guam Police Department that Develles and Duenas entered the residence armed with handguns. They got into a fight, and Duenas shot the victim in the chest, documents state.
Duenas has since pleaded guilty to aggravated assault as a second-degree felony with a special allegation of possession or use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony.
Duenas faces between seven and 25 years in prison. He had been awaiting sentencing pending the resolution of Develles’ case.
Jensen Belga Develles
