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'Schizophrenic' VG man wounds uncle, escapes lawful custody
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Raynard Matthew of Gun Creek, Virgin Gorda, who is reportedly suffering from Schizophrenia, was remanded into custody at Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut, Tortola, after he allegedly wounded his uncle and later escaped lawful custody while at the Virgin Gorda Police Station.
Howard Hughes sentenced to 'time served' for Breach of Curfew
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI –Howard Hughes, 50, was today, April 22, 2020, sentenced to 10 days in jail for Breach of Curfew when he appeared before Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin.
Man arrested after assaulting mother of his child @ bus stop in STT
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Shortly after 6:00 am on Monday, march 10, 2020, Jose A. Garcia, Jr, 28, of Hospital Ground, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), was arrested and charged with simple assault, domestic violence after assaulting a woman at a bus stop, according to the [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD).
Paraquita Bay shooter a prime suspect in Tyrone Thomas' murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Dee Dijion Hodge was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) when he made his maiden appearance before Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, for the Paraquita Bay shooting incident on Friday, January 3, 2020, which left him nursing a gunshot wound to his abdomen.
19-year-old charged for allegedly shooting 16-year-old near day care
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 19-year-old Huntums Ghut man, Deschon Hodge, allegedly fired multiple gunshots, injuring a 16-year-old male in the process, while parents were picking up their infants from a day care in Huntums Ghut, Tortola, in a heavily trafficked area last Tuesday, December 10, 2019.
Wilbert Pickering remanded for Burglary
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A Parham Town man, who is no stranger to Her Majesty’s Prison at Balsam Ghut, was remanded for Burglary recently.
Australian arrested for failing to declare monies to Customs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 64 year old native of Australia was on August 31, 2019 arrested and charged for Failure to Declare Monies to Customs, Untrue Declaration and Engagement in Smuggling.
19-year-old shoots man dead during robbery attempt on STX
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — A man was held by concerned residents until police arrived on the scene and arrested him after he shot another man dead on Friday morning, August 30, 2019 during an attempted robbery incident, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced.
Attempted murder suspect Kenai Jacobs refused bail
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Kenai Jacobs, who is accused of shooting a man in the chest on April 15, 2019 in Long Look, on the main island of Tortola, was refused bail when he made a court appearance recently.
Rafael Harrigan now charged with Trumayne J. Daway’s murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A third person has been charged for the murder of Virgin Islander Trumayne J. Daway, who was riddled with bullets at Brandywine Bay on February 28, 2018.