This solution is very simple:
JSON:
[{id:"1",name:"testA"},{id:"2",name:"test B"},{id:"3",name:"test C"},{id:"4",name:"test D"},{id:"5",name:"test E"}]
HTML:
<div ng-controller="MyCtrl">
<table>
<tr ng-repeat="item in items" ng-switch on="$index % 3">
<td ng-switch-when="0">
{{items[$index].id}} {{items[$index].name}}
</td>
<td ng-switch-when="0">
<span ng-show="items[$index+1]">
{{items[$index+1].id}} {{items[$index+1].name}}
</span>
</td>
<td ng-switch-when="0">
<span ng-show="items[$index+2]">
{{items[$index+2].id}} {{items[$index+2].name}}
</span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>