Poston Chronicle Feb 14, 1945
TWO BLK 38 MEN HELD ON ASSAULT
CHARGES
Matashiro Iwami and Yosuke Kobata, both of 38-13-D,
are being held on assault charges this week, according to James LeBerthon,
chief of internal security.
They allegedly attached Eizo Yoneoka, also fo 38-13-D, on Wednesday, Feb.
7 at 5:00 p.m. in the Blk 38 mess hall. Iwami slashed him on the back of the
neck with a razor and Kobata struck him over the head with a tureen.
Yoneoka and Iwami are both hospitalized, the latter suffering two razor
wounds and a broken ankle while committing the assault.
Poston Chronicle Feb 17, 1945
Pleading guilty to the charge of assault with a deadly weapon, Atsunobu Sato, (307-7-A), was
sentenced from 18 months to 5 years in the Arizona State penitentiary at
Florence, in a Yuma (Ariz.) trial. Last
December, Sato attacked another 307 man with a hatchet.
Poston Chronicle Feb 24, 1945
Found guilty of aggravated assault in a trial before the Project
Director, Yosuke Kobata (38-13-D)
has been given a 90-day sentence, suspended, and will be on probation until
Dec. 1, 1945.
Matashiro Iwami, (38-13-D) who is still hospitalized, will
be brought to trial before the county court.
Scheduled to appear as defendant in Poston’s first jury trial on
Friday, Feb 16, Akira Shiraki (45-11-C),
accused of driving a government vehicle while intoxicated was found to be a
minor. The jury appointed for the trial was dismissed and Shiraki’s case was
turned over to the Youth Counseling Board who found him guilty of the
charges. The sentenced passed upon
Shiraki denies him the privilege of driving a motor vehicle within the project
and forbids him to use liquor. He must
also report twice weekly to the Internal Security office for a period of six
months.
Poston Chronicle Feb 28, 1945
TWO LOST JOBS FOR VIOLATING WRA
RULING
Pleading guilty to the charge of unauthorized use of a government vehicle,
Akira Yamashita (211-14-B) and
Yoneichi Asami (305-12-C) were
terminated from their jobs, and sentence was suspended until a later date, in a
trial before the Project Director last week.
Yamashita’s appeal to have the matter turned over to the Judicial Commission
was refused.
YOUTHFUL PAIR ADMIT TO SERIES OF
THEFTS
The second case of juvenile delinquency this month turned up last week
in the form of two Unit III youngsters who confessed to the theft of four government
vehicles and the burning of one vehicle.
After being apprehended for the theft of the government truck last
Tuesday, the two admitted the theft of three other vehicles, and the
burglarizing of a mess hall, an administration office, the dispatcher’s office,
and a high school classroom.
The pair were released in custody of their parents after a hearing
before Director Mills on Thursday. Their
case will be brought before the Youth Counseling Board.
