KINGSHILL — Magistrate Judge Yolan C. Brow-Ross is scheduled to see two defendants in her courtroom at the Superior Court in Estate Kingshill on St. Croix this morning:
- Glen Edwards is scheduled for an advice-of-rights hearing on charges related to stealing a vehicle on St. Croix, court records show, specifically 14 Virgin Islands Code 1382 defines the crime of “Unauthorized Use of Vehicle,” where a person uses or drives a vehicle without the owner’s consent and with intent to deprive them of it, which is a felony offense under the territory’s Vehicle Anti-Theft Act. 14 V.I. Code § 299 defines the crime of Simple Assault and Battery, which covers committing a simple assault or an assault/battery without aggravating circumstances, punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both. It’s part of Title 14 (Crimes), Chapter 13 (Assault and Battery) in the U.S. Virgin Islands Code. 16 Virgin Islands Code § 91(b) does not define a single crime itself, but rather lists several underlying criminal acts that constitute an act of “domestic violence” when committed against a protected person. The statute is part of the Virgin Islands’ civil code governing remedies for domestic violence. When one of the following underlying crimes is committed in a domestic context, it is classified as an act of domestic violence, which can lead to specific legal consequences such as restraining orders or enhanced penalties in criminal court: 14 Virgin Islands Code § 1083 defines Grand Larceny, where someone commits this crime by taking property valued at $500 or more, or taking property from another person, leading to potential imprisonment for up to 10 years and mandatory restitution. 14 Virgin Islands Code 622 (14 V.I.C. § 622) defines the crime of Disturbing the Peace; fighting, covering actions like malicious, willful disturbances by loud noise, offensive conduct, threatening, quarreling, or fighting, as well as using vulgar language on public streets or highways in a boisterous manner.
2) Adrian Gordon is scheduled for a “status conference” after his arrest on a third-degree robbery charge, court records show, specifically 14 V.I. Code § 1864 defines Robbery in the third degree, a crime for when someone commits robbery but it doesn’t qualify as first or second degree, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. This covers robbery under circumstances not involving the higher-degree aggravating factors, essentially encompassing other forms of robbery in the US Virgin Islands legal code.
Crime: Robbery in the third degree.
Penalty: Imprisonment for up to 10 years.
Context: Applies when robbery is committed without the elements that would elevate it to first or second-degree robbery.