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10 years jail for STT youth who used A-15 rifle during robbery

October 25th, 2019 | Tags: Arthur Greaves sentenced prison A-15 rifle VIPD
Not photo of actual weapon recovered by Virgin Islands Police Department. According to court documents, on May 17, 2018, Arthur Greaves pointed an A-15 rifle at an individual as the individual and his 4-year-old son attempted to enter a residence on Garden Street, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Photo: Internet Source
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— Arthur Greaves, Jr, 20, of St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) was sentenced on Thursday, October 24, 2019 after being convicted of possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.

District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez sentenced Greaves to 10 years in prison. He also sentenced Greaves to five years of supervised release, 300 hours of community service and ordered Greaves to pay a special assessment of $100.

According to court documents, on May 17, 2018, Greaves pointed an A-15 rifle at an individual as the individual and his 4-year-old son attempted to enter a residence on Garden Street. Greaves grabbed a gold chain from the individual’s neck and ran to a building on Bunker Hill where responding officers discovered him hiding under a stairwell. Greaves directed the officers to an adjacent abandoned building to reveal the rifle, a .22 cal. DPMS model A-15 with its serial number removed, along with a double stack magazine and cartridges.

This case was investigated by the [US] Virgin Islands Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Everard E. Potter.

6 Responses to “10 years jail for STT youth who used A-15 rifle during robbery”

  • rock city (25/10/2019, 18:25) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    well sah
  • wow (26/10/2019, 07:50) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Smh! 10 years is not discouraging for anyone who want to follow his part. It’s more of an motivation. Let’s go 15 years and up or 10 for the gun and 3 years per bullet? Even 5 years per bullet
  • rock city (26/10/2019, 09:01) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    The man had tool
  • NezRez (27/10/2019, 10:39) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    This kind of gun should are used in wars. Where is our border control?
  • GG (11/11/2019, 22:17) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    That's the kind of craziness the law enforcement officials of the virgin islands need to change.. 10 years for that kind of high power weapon. Smh they need to star give them the death penalty down here. Ppl like that have NO MERCY FOR OTHER HUMAN LIFE. walking around the island like there living in world war 3. Ppl we need a change.


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