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USVI police capture murder suspect Samuel ‘ghost’ Roberts

- found lying on a couch in abandoned house
Mr Samuel ‘Ghost’ Roberts (in photo), 20, was wanted for the January 31, 2017, murder of McDonald Samuel in Lorraine Village, St Croix, USVI. Photo: VIC
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) officers on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 arrested murder suspect Samuel “Ghost” Roberts, while following up on a burglary-related case in the Paradise Mills Housing Community in St Croix, US Virgin Islands, VIPD Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced late Tuesday.

Mr Roberts, who police had sought since February, managed to evade law enforcement for months.

But while conducting the followup on the burglary incident, residents of the Paradise Mills told police that they believed the suspect of the burglary had been staying in an abandoned house adjacent to the housing community, Mr Dratte said.

Police then went to the location and found a black male lying on a couch. Officers immediately called for backup to block the house’s exits. The suspect attempted to escape, however, realising that he was surrounded, locked himself inside a room. The suspect, later identified as Mr Roberts, had a brief standoff with officers, but soon after surrendered without incident, according to Mr Dratte.

Mr Roberts, 20, was wanted for the January 31, 2017, murder of McDonald Samuel in Lorraine Village, according to Mr Dratte. Another man was also injured during the same incident. Mr Roberts was charged with first-degree murder, and was remanded to the Golden Grove Detention Center pending his advisement hearing.

14 Responses to “USVI police capture murder suspect Samuel ‘ghost’ Roberts”

  • fax (30/08/2017, 13:03) Like (22) Dislike (3) Reply
    Some of these hoodrats need their tubes tied from infecting humanity with their demon offspring.
    • chad (30/08/2017, 15:21) Like (8) Dislike (1) Reply
      i would home you know his mother personally to say something like that .. most times they try the best they can but when children get older they will do what they want you can't put all the blame on the mother
    • Yes (09/11/2017, 08:39) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      this is funny
    • Yes (09/11/2017, 08:39) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      this is funny
  • ..... (30/08/2017, 13:21) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    Justice for all
  • Que feo (30/08/2017, 13:30) Like (17) Dislike (1) Reply
    only a face a muda cud luh
  • i from here (30/08/2017, 14:32) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply
    This a human or he drop from Mars ?
  • ................ (30/08/2017, 14:33) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Hope the legal system is not like ours
  • que que que (31/08/2017, 06:10) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    this ghost couldnt hide any more as we can't hide from God.He is a God of second chances and I do hope he turn to him for a chance to change his life and to release what ever evil in his soul
  • Rasta Mann (06/09/2017, 10:27) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Im sure he didn't do it, release the mon..


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