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Baseball bat & gasoline: St Croix man charged with Attempted Murder
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — The [US] VI Police Department (VIPD) has announced the arrest of Francisco Cruz Santiago on charges of attempted murder, as well as first- and second-degree assault.
Essadro Jefferson found Not Guilty of attempting to murder David Springette
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Essadro Jefferson has been found not guilty of attempting to murder David Springette aka Mooney, now deceased, in 2016.
Man in USVI arrested for Attempted Murder after shooting sister with AK47
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree attempted murder after shooting his sister in the chest with an AK47, according to [US] VIPD Criminal Investigation Bureau Commander, Lt. Naomi Joseph.
Ballast Bay man charged for 8 counts of Indecent Assault
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 27-year-old man of Ballast Bay was recently remanded to prison for Indecent Assault.
Kenyatta Boynes’ appeal against murder & attempted murder convictions dismissed
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Kenyatta Boynes aka ‘Yhats’, who is serving life imprisonment with eligibility of parole after 30 years for murder and attempted murder, recently saw his challenge to the convictions dismissed in the Court of Appeal.
5 HMP inmates charged for murder of Nickail Chambers
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI– Police this morning, September 15, 2021, charged five inmates in relation to the May 2021 stabbing at Her Majesty’s Prison that resulted in the death of Nickail Chambers.
Carrot Bay man charged for allegedly attempting to murder ex-girlfriend
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- A Carrot Bay man has been arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend.
Voice notes falsely accusing persons of Everton McMaster’s murder-RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Voice notes circulating on social media accusing persons of being involved in the murder of Mr Everton McMaster have been labelled as false and police are urging persons to desist from such behaviour as it can endanger lives.
Man convicted of Attempted Murder slapped with 11 drug related charges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards said she denied bail to Virgin Islander Devon Dawson, who was released early from his 20-year sentence for Attempted Murder, because having in excess of $85,000 in drugs and thousands of cash despite his unemployment status “is no small feat.”
Court quashes appeal by attempted murder convict Jevone Demming
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Her Ladyship, The Honourable Justice Janice M. Pereira, DBE, has quashed the appeal and upheld the Virgin Islands High Court ruling in the matter against attempted murder convict Jevone Demming.