DISTRICT Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona sentenced David Muna Sablan to three months in prison for violating his supervised release.
Upon release from imprisonment, Sablan “shall submit to a term of supervised release of 33 months and comply with conditions as adopted by this court,” the judge said.
“All of the mandatory conditions and special conditions are imposed immediately following his release from imprisonment,” she added.
The judge ordered Sablan to self-surrender at the Department of Corrections no later than Friday, Aug. 20 at 8 a.m.
At the revocation hearing on Tuesday, Sablan appeared out of custody and was represented by attorney Janet King. Assistant U.S. Attorney Garth Backe appeared for the federal government.
Sablan, through his attorney, admitted to three violations but denied one violation.
The U.S. Probation Office previously told the court that Sablan tested positive for the use of methamphetamine on June 21, 2021; submitted a diluted urine sample on July 12, 2021; and violated the rules of the location monitoring program on July 10, 2021.
Further, on Aug. 2, 2021, Sablan tested presumptive positive for the use of methamphetamine during a random drug test at the U.S. Probation Office.
When confronted with the test results, Sablan admitted he used meth on July 31, 2021, due to personal stressors, Probation Officer Gregory F. Arriola said.
On March 15, 2018, while being chased by the police in Garapan, Sablan threw a backpack that contained chemicals and other items used in manufacturing methamphetamine.
Sablan was arrested, charged and later pled guilty to conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine.
On April 24, 2019, he was sentenced to three years and five months in prison, but was given credit for time served since his arrest.
The federal court also placed him on three years of supervised release.
