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Mentally ill man beats mother to death in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A mentally ill man has beaten his mother to death in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), VIPD Media Specialist Sakeeda Freeman announced on December 22, 2016.
St John man convicted of 2012 murder
VI CONSORTIUM
BELLE VUE, St John, USVI- A young man has lost his freedom after a V.I. Superior Court jury unanimously convicted him of a 2012 murder that occurred on St. John, US Virgin Islands (USVI), the [US[ VI Department of Justice announced Thursday, December 1, 2016.
3 young men seen speeding away in dinghy following Stickett murder- Police
EAST END, Tortola, VI – Police say they are interested in reports of three young men hurriedly leaving the Hodges Creek Marina in a dinghy following the fatal shooting of Estavan Jefferson on November 17, 2016.
USVI man wanted for murder arrested in North Carolina
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A man wanted in connection with the October 19, 2014 murder of Shacoi E. Benjamin, which occurred near the Blitz Night Club located in Norre Gade, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), was arrested in North Carolina by the Kings Mountain Sheriff’s Warrant Squad.
Man accused of killing two police officers in USVI out on bail
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — Police Officer Francis Williams, who the [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) has accused of killing fellow officers Lesha Lammy and Kai Javois, has been released on bail, with Judge Harold Willocks opining that Mr Williams was not a flight risk because he is a lifelong resident of St. Croix, had no criminal history prior to the myriad of charges levied against him by the V.I.P.D., and that he has family
2 arrested in USVI for murder of 73-year-old church elder
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) has arrested two 18-year-olds in connection with the homicide death of Augustus Bannis, a then-73-year-old church elder who was beaten and carjacked and left for dead while fetching almonds for his wife at the David Hamilton Jackson park in Grove Place, St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI).
USVI man faces 25 years in jail for stabbing woman to death
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A 45-year-old man on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) has admitted to killing a woman as she sat inside her car in a housing community more than two years ago.
UPDATE: Kenyatta Boynes found guilty of murdering Paul Prentice
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Kenyatta Boynes, 32, has been found guilty of the shooting to death of Paul Prentice and attempted murder of another man, committed on December 14, 2014 in Road Town.
USVI youth sentenced to 20 years for murder of innocent bystander
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A 24-year-old man who pleaded guilty to a murder on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) in October 2015, was sentenced on Monday September 19, 2016 to 20 years in prison by Superior Court Judge Michael C. Dunston, the local Department of Justice has announced.
Luis McKelly charged for murder of Merlin Ceasor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Luis McKelly has been charged for the murder of Merlin Ceasor who was found dead in the Wickham’s Cay area on Saturday June 4, 2016.