‘Unresponsive’ man found dead in St. Thomas

John McCarthyPosted oninBreaking News, Community Affairs, Police News, St. Thomas News

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 43-year-old man was found dead on St. Thomas Friday, authorities said.

A concerned citizen called 911 at 5:40 p.m. and reported finding an unresponsive Caucasian man in a yard in the Estate St. Peter area, police said in a statement released to the Virgin Islands Free Press today.

Police and Emergency Medical Technicians responded to the scene and confirmed the individual was deceased.

The man’s next of kin identified him as Jonathan Sheesley on Monday.

The death is under investigation, and anyone with information is asked to contact Virgin Islands Police at 340-774-2211 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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.