CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St Croix man was given 1.5 years in prison for threatening federal agents at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in Frederiksted, authorities said.
Jamoi A. Weekes, 31, of Castle Burke, was sentenced last week to 18 months of imprisonment for influencing federal officers by threats , U.S. Attorney Adam F. Sleeper said today.
Additionally, Senior U.S. District Judge Wilma A. Lewis ordered Weekes to serve two years of supervised release, 20 hours of community service, and pay a $1,000 fine. U.S. Attorney Sleeper added.
According to court documents, on August 31, 2024, Weekes arrived at the Henry E. Rohlsen
Airport on St. Croix to board a flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
He was referred for a second inspection by an officer with Customs & Border Protection (CBP).
At the secondary inspection area station, Weekes was asked to fill out a customs declaration form.
He refused to do so.
He quickly grew agitated and began yelling at the CBP officers in the secondary inspection area.
Specifically, Weekes ripped up the form and demanded to know if CBP Officers had a warrant for his arrest.
Thereafter, he threatened to assault and kill the CBP Officers.
Because of his unruly behavior, he was prohibited by CBP officers from boarding his flight, and he was asked to leave the CBP secondary inspection area.
Weekes did so, but rather than leaving the airport altogether, he sat on a bench near an airline check-in counter.
He waited on the bench for a period of time, until he saw the CBP officers from the secondary inspection
area exit the airport terminal and walk towards the parking lot, as their daily shift had concluded.
Weekes followed the CBP officers into the parking lot and challenged one to a fight.
The investigation was conducted by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security
Investigations (HSI), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Assistant U.S. Attorney Rhonda WilliamsHenry prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of the Virgin Islands.
