By Shane Healy
Joyner Sked and Rudy Quinata were indicted by a Grand Jury earlier this week in connection with the murder of former Umatac Mayor Daniel Quinata Sanchez.
Sked, 32, and Quinata 59, were charged with murder as a first degree felony and aggravated assault as a second degree felony.
Sked is also being charged with the use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony, according to a press release from the Office of the Attorney General.
A grand Jury is made up of 16-23 members of the community who hear evidence and decide whether there is reasonable cause to believe that an accused has committed a crime.
GPD: Home where body of former Umatac mayor found burns down
A wood-and-tin home caught fire on Jose A. Quinata Street in Umatac late at night on April 7. The house was where former Umatac Mayor Daniel Quinata Sanchez s body was found April 3, said Guam Police Department spokesman Sgt. Paul Tapao.
The Guam Fire Department responded to a 911 call at 11:38 p.m. reporting a structure fire on Jose A. Quinata street in Umatac, according to GFD spokeswoman Cherika Chargualaf.
Units arrived to the scene at 11:41 p.m. and found an unoccupied wood-and-tin home fully engulfed by the fire, according to Chargualaf. The fire was under control at 11:53 p.m. Chargualaf said.
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Quinata, Sked charged with murder
Shane Healy
A man and a woman have been charged with murder in connection with the death of former Umatac Mayor Daniel Quinata Sanchez, according to a magistrate’s report filed in Superior Court.
Rudy F. Quinata, 59, and Joyner Scott Sked, 32, were charged with murder as a first-degree felony and aggravated assault as a second-degree felony.
On April 3, police responded to a welfare check to a Umatac residence at approximately 6:13 p.m. They arrived to find a Toyota Corolla parked in front of the home and a padlock and chain preventing entry through the front door, according to the complaint.