Bench Warrant Issued For Dominican Republic Native Who Failed To Surrender To Police

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Territorial marshals need your help to find a St. Thomas man who failed to surrender to police as per court order.

Miguel Encarnacion, 37, of Canal Gade in Charlotte Amalie, was ordered to report to police on Friday afternoon under the terms of his sentencing agreement with the Superior Court.

A Superior Court judge issued bench warrant for Encarnacion’s arrest on Saturday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

Police said Encarnacion is considered a fugitive from justice because he was supposed to turn himself in to authorities at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, but did not, according to the VIPD.

Encarnacion is described as being an Hispanic man who stands 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighs about 185 pounds.

If you know the whereabouts of Encarnacion you are asked to please call 911 immediately.

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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.