A detainee has admitted to smoking marijuana inside the Department of Corrections in Susupe, according to the U.S. Probation Office.
U.S. Probation Officer Melinda N. Brunson stated in her report that on June 12, 2008, Dominic D. Chipwelong went to her office and admitted that he smoked marijuana on May 31, 2008, as long as detained at DOC.
Brunson said Chipwelong reported that he encountered several men smoking marijuana inside DOC’s restroom.
The men apparently offered the defendant some marijuana and he accepted.
Chipwelong, 24, claimed that he could not recall the names of the men and stated he would not be able to identify them anew.
Brunson said the defendant signed a written statement that he smoked marijuana on May 31, 2008.
The results of Chipwelong’s urine test confirmed the presence of marijuana, Brunson said.
Chipwelong, James Ochcha, and Masaioshy Daikichi Sallem, all Chuukese, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to barter government property and theft of government property.
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