Advice of Rights Held for First-Degree Murder and Attempted Murder Suspect

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KINGSHILL — A heavy criminal docket met the Superior Court this morning as several high-profile Advice of Rights hearings were conducted.

The most serious matter involved Clifton R. Jacobs, who appeared before Judge Yolan C. Brow Ross to face charges including:

  • First-Degree Murder (14 V.I.C. 922(a)(1)).
  • Attempted Murder (14 V.I.C. 331).
  • Assault and Weapons Charges, including First and Third Degree Assault and possession of a dangerous weapon during a crime of violence.
VIPD mug shot of Clifton R. Jacobs, 57, of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Jacobs is being represented by Attorney Pamela Lynn Colon. In separate matters, Daniel Cove and Christopher Waller also appeared for hearings regarding various criminal violations. The Virgin Islands Department of Justice—Office of the Attorney General is prosecuting all matters.

VIPD mug shot of Shalom Fenton Sr., 28, of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

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.

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