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Crime
60-yr-old man & 34 yr-old woman charged in Yan Edwards murder probe
EAST END, Tortola, VI – Two persons are now charged in connection with offenses stemming from the murder of Yan Edwards, as a result of ongoing investigations into his shooting death on February 6 of this year.
Over 1000 kilos of cocaine worth $23M seized from vessel South of Puerto Rico
VI CONSORTIUM
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- Two people from the Dominican Republic and one from Venezuela were arrested at the beginning of the week, when US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations agents intercepted a vessel south of Caja de Muerto, an island 8 miles off Puerto Rico’s south coast.
7 charged for Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm was the dominant charge for the period February 5-25, 2023, according to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Arrest Blotter released today, March 2, 2023.
Buney H. Chinnery found not guilty in USVI court of attempted human smuggling
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The trial of a [British] Virgin Islands man caught by a Customs patrol boat after a high-speed chase in Coral Bay, St John, [US] Virgin Islands (USVI) yielded two guilty verdicts. But the defendant in the case, Buney H. Chinnery, was cleared of the more serious charge of trying to smuggle illegal immigrants into the United States.
Nyron Erickson extradited to US jurisdiction today, Feb 27, 2023
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Nyron Erickson, who is wanted by the United States Government to face charges of conspiracy to launder monetary funds from outside the USA and unlawfully transporting the funds into the USA, has been extradited to a US jurisdiction.
Recent shooting victim identified as SVG native Jahkeem Christopher
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The RVIPF Major Incident Team has established the identity of the male murdered in the parking lot across of UP's Cineplex on Sunday, February 12, 2023.
USVI man accused of forcing minor to view a photo of his genitals
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, ST Croix, USVI — A Frederiksted man who allegedly forced a minor to view a photo of his genitals and tried to pressure her into displaying hers is before the courts on child abuse charges.
USVI Olympic boxer gets 25 years in prison for sex crimes against minors
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- “You are the textbook example of a child predator,” US District Judge Robert Molloy told former Olympic boxer John Jackson as he sentenced him to 25 years in prison.
Harrigan Estate man wins more than $30K in Wrongful Arrest, Unlawful Search case
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A Harrigan Estate man, Damion A. Morgan, has won more than $30, 000.00 in a High Court case against the Attorney General with the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) as Subject. Morgan, as Claimant, sought federal and special vindicatory damages against the defenders for Unlawful Search, Wrongful Arrest, False Imprisonment, and malicious prosecution.
A year later, no one charged for murdering Le’ Shaughn A. Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Today, February 24, 2023, marks the first anniversary of the murder of Le’ Shaughn A. Smith who was killed in a drive-by shooting in the vicinity of The Boys Service Station in Huntums Ghut, Tortola.
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