CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Two Pennsylvania natives were arrested today on charges that they tried to smuggle at least 28 pounds of cocaine through the territory. Ngoc Nguyen, 21, and Fendi Brooks, 25, each of Pittsburgh, were arrested on a complaint charging them with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 13 kilograms of cocaine […]
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St. Thomas’ Shahime Ludvig Jr. Charged With Bringing 50 Pounds of Coke To Territory
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man was arrested today for trying to fly with 50 pounds of cocaine to Atlanta, authorities said. Shahime Ludvig, Jr., 20, of Charlotte Amalie was arrested on a complaint charging him with possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. Ludvig made his initial […]
Venezuelan Native Admits To Smuggling 357 Pounds of Marijuana By Martinique
CHRISTIANSTED – A native of Venezuela admitted to federal charges of smuggling 357 pounds of marijuana into the territory. Manuel Rodriguez, 32, of Caracas, pled guilty in U.S. District Court on Thursday to one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance on Board a Vessel, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. This federal offense carries […]
Illegal From St. Lucia Isidore Isidore To Be Deported Back For Second Time Since 2014
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Lucia native who was expelled from the territory in 2014 for “moral turpitude” was given 137 days in prison on Thursday for coming to the United States illegally. Isidore Francis Isidore, 61, of St. Lucia, was sentenced today for improper entry by an alien, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. U.S. […]
Two Dominican Republic Nationals Indicted By Grand Jury As Being Illegal Aliens
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A federal grand jury on Thursday returned indictments against two Dominican Republic nationals charging that they were illegal aliens. A federal Grand Jury returned separate indictments against Ezequiel Rivera Gomez aka Francisco Mejia, 44, and Luis Miguel Recio Fernandez, 29, alleging that they illegally re-entered the United States after having been previously […]
Three St. Thomas Men Indicted By Federal Grand Jury For Having Prison Contraband
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Three men were indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday. A federal Grand Jury returned three separate indictments against K’Moi Corraspe, 24, Michael Hendrickson, 27, and Gamba Potter, 33, each for allegedly possessing illegal contraband in prison, U.S. Attorney Gretchen Shappert said. All three men remain in custody at the Bureau […]
St. Thomas’ Rehelio Trant Gets 5.91 Years in Prison For Being Convicted Felon With Gun
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was given 5.91 years in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday. Rehelio Trant, 39, of Estate Contant, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez sentenced Trant to […]
St. Croix’s Roy Christian Admits In Court His Home Was A ‘Grow House’ in Frederiksted
CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man admitted in federal court that his house in Frederiksted was used as a “grow house” to produce marijuana plants for sale. Roy Christian, 63, of Frederiksted pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Cannon, Jr. on Tuesday to manufacture of marijuana, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. According to […]
Police Arrest 3 St. Croix Men With Assault Rifle, Ammunition in Early Morning Raid: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — Three St. Croix men were arrested early Tuesday morning and charged with illegal gun possession, authorities said. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Bureau, Special Operations Unit and Federal Law Enforcement officers executed a federal warrant at about 3 a.m. on Tuesday at the home of Amead Williams and Akeem Stanley in the Frederiksted […]
St. Croix Man Who Threatened People At Fort Christiansvaern With Golf Club Gets 90 Days
CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man wielding a golf club at an historic fort who tried to avoid detention by a park ranger by jumping into the Caribbean Sea was given three months in prison by a federal magistrate today. Uriah “Kunta” Gaston, 36, of Estate Strawberry, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on one count […]