CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment on November 5 charging Kevin Henley, 21, of Tortola, British Virgin Islands, with Bulk Cash Smuggling, according to U.S. Attorney Ronald Sharpe. Henley was arrested on October 7, 2015, and was released on home confinement with electronic monitoring after

U.S. Attorney Ronald Sharpe CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 57-year-old St. Thomas man pleased guilty in federal court to marijuana distribution charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Alva Nicholas pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court on St. Thomas to one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, United

Chief Judge Wilma Lewis CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 23-year-old St. Croix man was given 1.75 years in prison by a federal judge for having prison contraband and an illegal gun, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and FBI. Jahseen Simmonds of Estate Richmond was sentenced to 21 months in prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The Virgin Islands Police Department reported four people on St. Thomas were arrested on charges ranging from drunk driving to assault over the weekend. Robert Johnson, 40, of Mountain Top was arrested at 5:51 p.m. Saturday at the Traffic Bureau and charged with driving under the influence

Stedroy Francis Jr. FREDERIKSTED – Police arrested two men on a warrant in Williams Delight Tuesday, with one of the wanted men pulling a gun on them in the process, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department. Police executed a search warrant at #925 Estate Williams Delight, in a joint

By PHOEBE WARREN, Special To The V.I. Free Press This is the first post in a series called “Insight on the Issues” in which I will examine one specific issue in American politics and give each candidate’s stance. I will periodically do these posts but with no particular schedule so

FREDERIKSTED – A badly-decomposed body was found on a rocky beach in Estate Enfield Green in the late morning Tuesday, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched police to Enfield Green about 10:33 a.m. after a concerned citizen reported that a body had been

U.S. Attorney Ronald Sharpe CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 50-year-old St. Thomas man pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to charges related to official abuse of territorial power, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. George W. Lewis, Jr. who worked as VITEMA’s emergency planner, admitted in U.S. District Court to one

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 39-year-old St. Thomas man was arrested on domestic violence-related charges Sunday, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department. Greg Baron of Estate Hope was arrested at 5:29 a.m. Sunday and charged with second-degree assault and destruction of property-domestic violence, the VIPD said. According to the report,

           Kasimir Asim McClean CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment on November 5, 2015 charging a 37-year-old St. Thomas man with trying to import marijuana to the territory, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Kasimir Asim McClean is charged with possession