Hotlanta Exporting Its Criminals To The Territory To Join In On Crime Spree Action

John McCarthyPosted oninAt VIFreep, Breaking News, Crime News, National News, Police News, St. Thomas News

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Alleged criminals from as far away as Georgia are coming to the U.S. Virgin Islands to get in on the crime spree action here.

Malk Springette, 18, of Atlanta, Georgia was arrested on August 30, at 12:54 p.m Monday and charged with second-degree robbery, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

“Springette was identified as one of two individuals who robbed a man on August 26 at the Lovenlund Apartments,” VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said.

Bail for Springette was set at $50,000. Unable to post bail, he was remanded to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections, pending his Advice of Rights hearing.

All individuals listed as arrested or charged with a crime in this report are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.