Jonathan David Atalig Untalan, one of three suspects identified by Guam police in connection with Oct. 26 robberies, and Aja Lyrick Lujan, previously identified in a Guam Police Department wanted flyer, were named as co-defendants in a drug possession and distribution case filed Wednesday in the Superior Court of Guam. The complaint details alleged drug transactions involving Nicolas Moore, whose death is also referenced in the investigation.
According to the complaint, GPD responded to Moore’s home on Oct. 7 and found a scene described as “consistent with possible drug use.” Officers found a plastic pen tube with burnt residue and other drug paraphernalia.
A search warrant was issued by Superior Court Judge Jonathan Quan for Moore’s home and vehicle. Investigators seized two round pills from Moore’s bedroom that were suspected to be alprazolam. A field test produced a presumptive “clear” result, the complaint states.
Field tests of the plastic pen tube were inconclusive, but GPD’s crime lab confirmed the substance was fentanyl on Oct. 13, according to the complaint.
Investigators also reviewed Moore’s electronic monitoring history because he was on pretrial release in a case involving the death of Michael Castro. The complaint states that Moore visited a clinic three times between Oct. 5 and Oct. 6 and went to Tumon Sands Plaza to meet with his lawyers.
On Oct. 16, Quan granted a warrant to search Moore’s phone, laptop and phone number, according to the complaint. Investigators found communications between Moore and Untalan that police allege were related to drug transactions between Sept. 22 and Oct. 7.
In a Sept. 28 exchange, Untalan allegedly asked Moore if he still wanted a “blue.” According to the complaint, the reporting officer said “blue” refers to fentanyl-laced pills or counterfeit oxycodone.
Moore allegedly replied that he wanted one and had a “bill” available for payment. The complaint states that Lujan’s email address was provided for payment. Untalan later confirmed receipt of payment, after which Moore allegedly said he wanted “five more.”
The messages also included discussions about other matters, including Untalan allegedly seeking a gun and asking whether Moore wanted to “help” to “catch a body,” according to the complaint.
In another exchange dated Oct. 3, Untalan allegedly asked Moore whether he wanted what he had “on a foil.” Moore replied that whatever was available would work, the complaint states.
Messages exchanged over the following days allegedly discussed meeting at a clinic on Oct. 5 for drug transactions. On Oct. 6, Moore allegedly messaged Untalan asking about Lujan’s whereabouts and whether they had received “the rest of his stuff.”
The complaint states that several phone calls and deleted messages followed. At 10:40 a.m. Oct. 7, Untalan allegedly replied that he was not with Lujan, hours after Moore’s body was found.
Investigators also recovered a deleted photo from Moore’s phone that allegedly showed Untalan inside Moore’s vehicle on Sept. 20 at 11:53 a.m., according to the complaint.
The complaint further states that Homeland Security Investigations records showed Lujan made three travel reservations from Guam to Hawaii and from Guam to Haneda, Tokyo, for Oct. 7 and 8.
Untalan and Lujan face charges of possession of a Schedule I controlled substance with intent to deliver, a first-degree felony, according to the complaint. Untalan also faces an additional charge related to being on felony release while facing another felony case.
Untalan was committed to the Department of Corrections, with cash bail set at $100,000.
The complaint does not list charges related to the Oct. 26 robberies, for which police identified Untalan as a suspect.
