Cloudy with occasional rain late. Low 61F. Winds SSE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch. Higher wind gusts possible..
Cloudy with occasional rain late. Low 61F. Winds SSE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch. Higher wind gusts possible.
Updated: November 12, 2025 @ 5:37 pm
John Paasi
Isileli Mahe
A jury trial date has been set for Oct. 14 for the two men accused of the 2020 murder of Ueta Savelio Muasika Jr. in San Mateo, the San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.
John “Talia” Paasi and Isileli Mahe are accused of a deliberate execution-style shooting of Muasika on Oct. 30, 2020, on the 1600 block of Eleanor Drive in San Mateo’s 19th Avenue Park neighborhood, motivated by the 2019 arson murder of Paasi’s grandmother by Muasika’s cousin Fifita Tau, the DA’s Office said.
San Mateo police said Tau set the fire because he thought it was the residence of rival West Side Tonga Gang members, who he blamed for violence against family members in the Eastside Shoreview Crips.
Muasika was shot several times in the driveway of his residence on Eleanor Drive on the morning of Oct. 30 after being ambushed, with his 2-year-old son suffering from a gunshot wound to his face. The child recovered from his injuries, but Muasika was declared dead at the scene. Muasika was also a local rap artist known as Juice Boi from the music group “Cutthroat Mode.”
An 18-month investigation led to the arrest of Paasi in Charlotte, North Carolina, while Mahe was arrested in Honolulu. Following an extradition process, the pair are now in the San Mateo County Jail. The two men have been charged with murder, with a special circumstance for lying in wait, the DA’s Office said.
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