KINGSHILL — Superior Court Magistrate Judge Yolan C. Brow-Ross is scheduled to see one defendant in her courtroom in Estate Kingshill on St. Croix this morning:
Jessica Huoschke has an advice-of-rights hearing after her arrest on a trespassing charge, court records show, specifically the crime beginning with U.S. Virgin Islands Code Title 14, Chapter 87, Section 1741 is Trespass, which covers unlawfully entering another person’s land or property without consent, with penalties varying for general trespass versus trespassing on domestic violence centers.
Details of V.I. Code § 1741 (Trespass):
- (a) General Trespass: Entering land without permission can lead to a fine of up to $50, imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both.
- (b) Domestic Violence Center Trespass: Entering a domestic violence center without consent carries a stricter penalty of at least one year but not more than three years in prison.