Jerry Kitchen crash details unravel, driver facing DWI charge

It turns out there's a whole lot more to the story than was initially reported by the Guam Police Department.

"There's conspiracy theories that there was this massive cover-up nothing that I know of now based on what I read could be further from the truth," Chief of Police Steve Ignacio said on March 3. He had been fielding questions about what happened at Jerry Kitchen, when the driver of a red Jeep and her passengers slammed into the restaurant the early morning hours of Feb. 25. The driver was only cited for speeding.

According to a magistrate's complaint filed on Wednesday however, the driver now identified as 30-year-old Nakita Aguon wasn't just speeding but allegedly drunk driving and charged with Driving While Impaired.

The charge stems from a follow-up investigation that was launched after that interview with the chief who called on people to come forward if they had any additional information about the case. That follow-up investigation was conducted in conjunction with Highway Patrol and the Office of the Attorney General.

 The investigators not only were able to retrieve surveillance video of the crash but also video of Aguon and her three passengers drinking at a local bar before the incident and receipts from the bar.

According to court documents, the video surveillance shows Aguon and her passengers taking seven shots of alcohol and having additional drinks. Further, the video allegedly shows the defendant laying her head on the bar just before leaving. The complaint states the Jeep crashed into Jerry Kitchen approximately 10 to 15 minutes after the group left the bar.

It was also revealed that on April 21, a confidential witness had eventually come forward with information about the incident. The confidential witness was contacted by one of the passengers to show up at the location. AG investigators were told by the CI that they believed they were all drunk.

As we reported one of the passengers in the vehicle was an off-duty police officer. Court documents also stated that the responding officer, Chris Champion, did not administer a field sobriety test the night of the crash. Only a speeding ticket was issued to Aguon, who paid it in full the next day.

Just this afternoon GPD announced that an administrative investigation has been launched by its Internal Affairs Section to determine if any officers on or off-duty, may have violated any orders, rules, or regulations.

Chief Ignacio stated in a release, "Our sworn officers are held to a higher standard and we also hold all our employees accountable for their actions."