On Wednesday afternoon during his arraignment hearing in Magistrate Judge Jonathan Quan's courtroom, 27-year-old John Richard Bass III via his attorney Stephen Hattori, plead not guilty by reason of mental illness. Bass is accused of stabbing 39-year-old Virginia Rose Peredo Laguana to death and injuring a 19-year old woman during an incident at the Hotel Mai'Ana in Tamuning.

A manhunt for Bass came to an end when he was captured in Yigo the following day. Before proceedings can move forward, Judge Quan ordered that Bass undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

Attorney William Jones has been assigned to handle the case which will now go before Presiding Judge Alberto Lamorena.