Judge Revokes Probation, Sentences Kool Jay Kaselel to One Year After Finding Multiple Violations

HONOLULU GUAM — On Sept. 23, 2025, the Superior Court of Guam revoked the probation of Kool Jay Kaselel and sentenced him to one year in the Department of Corrections in Mangilao, with credit for time served, after finding he violated several conditions imposed following a 2024 conviction for family violence.

Judge Alberto C. Lamorena III issued the written Decision and Order after an Aug. 1, 2025 revocation hearing and concluded that Kaselel had not complied with mandatory reporting, counseling and treatment requirements, payment of fines and court costs, and completion of court-ordered community service. The court also noted Kaselel failed to appear at a November 2024 proceeding for which he had been summonsed.

The decision summarizes why the court revoked probation: it found probable cause that Kaselel “inexcusably failed to comply with a substantial requirement imposed as a condition of the order” and that continued probation would not “best satisfy the ends of justice and the best interests of the public,” language drawn from Guam law cited in the decision. The court recorded that Kaselel had made no progress on paying a $1,000 fine plus $80 in court costs, had not completed the required 75 hours of community service, and had not completed the preliminary intake or treatment programs ordered by the court.

Background: On Aug. 8, 2024, the record states Kaselel was adjudged guilty of family violence following a deferred plea agreement. A Judgment of Conviction was entered Sept. 23, 2024 that imposed probation conditions including monthly reporting to the Adult Probation Office; intake, assessment and recommended counseling through Client Services and Family Counseling (CSFC); completion of an anger and stress management program through the Alternative Sentencing Office (ASO); payment of a $1,000 fine plus $80 in court costs (convertible to community service at prevailing minimum wage); and completion of 75 hours of community service (convertible to a fine).

The People filed a Motion to Revoke Probation on Dec. 11, 2024, after an Oct. 1, 2024 summons and a Nov. 19, 2024 Violation Report documented missed reporting to the Adult Probation Office for over two months, failure to complete CSFC intake and the anger and stress management program at ASO, lack of progress on fines and community service, and absence from a Nov. 20, 2024 court proceeding despite being summonsed. The defense, represented by Alternate Public Defender Leonardo Rapadas, opposed the motion and argued Kaselel should be given more time to complete probationary terms. Assistant Attorney General Lucas Wood represented the People.

The court applied statutory standards, citing 9 G.C.A. § 80.66(a)(2) and related case law described in the decision, and determined that revocation was warranted. The decision states, in part, that Kaselel had “exhausted the trust of the Court” and that the nature of the violations suggested he was not serious about completing probation requirements. The court then ordered the revocation and imposed the one-year custodial sentence.

The order directs that after completion of the sentence the court will close the case. No further penalties, conditions or post-sentencing supervision terms were detailed in the Decision and Order.