Man accused of Alston E. Penn’s murder among prisoners still on the run
Among them includes the man accused of murdering Alston E. Penn on March 10, 2017, Santo Yamarco Hernandez.
Penn was found in a pool of blood in the Windy Hill area just before dawn. His head had a gaping wound.
The very day of the murder Hernandez left the territory for his home country, Dominican Republic, where he resided with his wife, children and mother. Here in the Virgin Islands he reportedly had another relationship which he claimed to have ended prior to March 9, 2017.
However, he apparently had no idea that police investigators were on to him and he was back in the territory on April 1, 2017 when police arrested him upon arrival at the Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport the moment he landed.
Hernandez made his first appearance at the Magistrate’s Court on April 4, 2017 and was remanded to prison.
Jose Almestica
American citizen Jose Almestica, a resident of US Virgin Islands, along with two others, was charged on August 18, 2016 with keeping a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition and having in his possession the sum of $49,940 believed to have been of a criminal nature.
Almestica had pleaded guilty to entering the territory without permission from immigration and had allegedly attempted to escape from police officers.
Kareem Hodge
Hodge was incarcerated following a drug bust at the Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island in June 2017.
Some four kilograms of cocaine was allegedly found in his luggage.
Police in a press release on October 27, 2017 said the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force and officers of Her Majesty’s Prison continue to their search for three prisoners who escaped from the prison compound following the passage of Hurricane Irma.
The three are Jose Almestica, Kareem Hodge and Santo Yamarco Hernandez. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Almestica, Hodge or Hernandez is asked to call the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force through its emergency numbers at 344-1818, 344-1822, 344-1977, 545-4866, 468-9001 or 468-9000.
Some prisoners eventually turned themselves in while others were rounded up following an operation by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, in collaboration with Cayman Islands police officers and the British Royal Marines.
Since then 21 of the most dangerous prisoners have been sent to St Lucia to be housed at their Bordelais Correctional Facility (BCF).
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16 Responses to “Man accused of Alston E. Penn’s murder among prisoners still on the run”
So the police did all the hard work to help brings closure to a family, to help keep this place safe, and Foot and his incompetent prison officers let the prisoners go.
I hope so too...
I argued then that if a prisoner did not turn himself in he can no longer be considered' low risk'. I also questioned why these so called 'low risk' prisoners names and photos were not released to the public?
"Thankfully your original requests to have their names and photos posted has been granted..."
Albeit two months too late. Just saying.