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Feds arrest USVI boxer John A. Jackson for producing child porn
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. THOMAS, USVI - John A. Jackson, 30, appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller for a preliminary and detention hearing after his arrest on Saturday, February 23, 2018, by Homeland Security Investigations for Production of Child Pornography, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
USVI men arrested for possession of a firearm by convicted felons
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— Rehelio Trant, 39, and Gamba Potter, 32, both of St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), made their initial appearances today before US Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged in an indictment with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Gretchen C. F. Shappert announced today. Trant and Potter were detained pending further proceedings. Both are scheduled to be arraigned on Friday February 23, 2018.
Man attempts to smuggle marijuana into USVI via Delta
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Keenan Powell-Ryder, 20, of Gainesville, Georgia, made his initial appearance on April 20, 2016, before US Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged in a complaint with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.
Ashemba Frett facing 20 years in prison for alien smuggling
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Ashemba Frett, 22, of Tortola, [British] Virgin Islands, made his initial appearance before US Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged in a complaint with encouraging and inducing aliens to illegally enter the United States, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced on Tuesday February 16, 2016.