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Jenifer O'Neal goes to jail today
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Former Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal is expected to surrender to federal custody on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, after District Court Judge Mark A. Kearney denied her latest request to delay her report date while she pursues an appeal.
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Tortola man charged in USVI with Illegal Re-entry & Child Sexual Exploitation Material
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A man who was deported to Tortola in May and barred from entering the United States for five years is facing federal charges after agents identified him in Havensight, US Virgin Islands, last Friday, June 26, 2026, and later alleged that a seized cellphone contained material involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
USVI: Brian Schooler arrested in fatal Sion Farm Service Station Shooting
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — The [US] VI Police Department has arrested 48-year-old Brian Schooler in connection with Friday night’s fatal shooting at the WMJR Service Gas Station in the vicinity of Sion Farm, where 50-year-old Pedro Melendez Sanes was found with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene.
USVI: Suspect in custody after fatal Sion Farm shooting
VI CONSORTIUM
SION FARM, St. Croix, USVI- Pedro Melendez Sanes has been identified as the man killed Friday evening near the WMJR Service Station in Sion Farm, where police say a ShotSpotter notification and multiple 911 calls reported shots fired.
Jody-Ann S. Thomas ordered deported from VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A woman who has served time at His Majesty's Prison after being convicted of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm has been ordered deported from the Virgin Islands by Governor Daniel Pruce.
USVI: Jenifer O'Neal seeks eight-week delay before prison surrender
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- Jenifer O’Neal’s new attorney, Carl Williams, has asked District Court Judge Mark Kearney to reconsider an order requiring her to surrender into custody by Tuesday, arguing that the former Office of Management and Budget director needs additional time to retain counsel for her appeal.
2 arrested following gun & ammo find in East End
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said it conducted an early morning operation in the East End district on Thursday, June 11, 2026, during which one Glock pistol and six rounds of 9mm ammunition were recovered.
3 homicides in one day push USVI’s 2026 total to 20
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Three homicides were reported in the US Virgin Islands on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, with two fatal shootings on St Thomas and one killing on St Croix, bringing the territory’s homicide count for 2026 to 20. The year’s total is now evenly split, with 10 homicides recorded on St Croix and 10 on St Thomas.
USVI: Mother pleads for answers after Tre’Vante Etienne fatally shot
VI CONSORTIUM
VESTER GADE, St. Thomas, USVI- The mother of Tre'Vante Etienne is pleading for witnesses and community members with information to come forward after her son was fatally shot Friday in the area of Vester Gade on St. Thomas. Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr. called for a broader response to gun violence, while the Department of Health made behavioural health support available to residents affected by the teen’s death.
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USVI: Jenifer O’Neal sentenced to 7 Years in Mon Ethos corruption case
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Former Office of Management and Budget Director in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Jenifer O’Neal was sentenced on Thursday, June 11, 2026, to seven years in federal prison in the Mon Ethos corruption case.
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