VICKILYN Manglona Teregeyo has denied the allegation of the U.S. Probation Office that she tampered with a drug sweat patch and failed to provide urine samples on two separate occasions.
Vickilyn Manglona Teregeyo
Teregeyo appeared out of custody at the revocation hearing held Friday before District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona.
Teregeyo’s court-appointed attorney, Richard Miller, requested an evidentiary hearing, which Judge Manglona granted.
She set the hearing for March 19 at 1:30 p.m.
U.S. Probation Officer Gregory Arriola, for his part, has asked the federal court to revoke Teregeyo’s supervised release.
He said, “A drug test sweat patch was applied on Ms. Teregeyo’s arm on Feb. 1, 2021. The device was removed on Feb. 3, 2021 and sent to the laboratory for confirmatory testing. On Feb. 23, 2021, a laboratory report was received, which indicated methamphetamine and amphetamine were found in Ms. Teregeyo’s sweat.”
According to the probation violation worksheet, Teregeyo could be sentenced to three to nine months in prison for the violations.
In September 2020, Teregeyo was reported to have violated her release condition by using a controlled substance, but Judge Manglona did not revoke her release conditions as recommended by the U.S. Probation Office.
Teregeyo was convicted on Guam for the offense of drug user in possession of firearm and ammunition, and was allowed by the federal court system to serve her probation in the CNMI.
Teregeyo was sentenced by Guam District Court Chief Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood on May 24, 2019 to time served — 12 months and 18 days — and three years of supervised release, which is set to expire on May 23, 2022.
