[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED – A Frederiksted man admitted in federal court on Friday to illegal weapons charges against him and a local charge related to stealing electricity to operate a marijuana grow room, Dale Ritter, 53, of Mars Hill, pled guilty on March 23, 2018, in U.S. District Count to one federal […]
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St. Thomian Gets 1 Year In Prison For Bringing In East Indian Illegals
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man who admitted to trafficking illegal aliens from India was given one year in prison today. Steven Lewis, 57, of St. Thomas, was sentenced for conspiracy to traffic illegal aliens, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez sentenced Lewis to 12 months and one […]
St. Thomas Postal Worker Calvin Benjamin Who Mailed 308 Pounds of Marijuana in U.S. Mail Gets Three Years In Prison
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A former United States postal worker in St. Thomas got 3.08 years in prison from a federal judge for mailing 308 pounds of marijuana in the U.S. mail. Calvin Benjamin, 50, of St. Thomas, was sentenced today for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert […]
St. Croix’s Moo Moo DeCastro Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Distribution Charges
CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man admitted in federal court to his role in a cocaine distribution operation in the territory. Winston DeCastro, 46, of St. Croix, pled guilty on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Golden Rock to one count of Aiding and Abetting the Distribution of Cocaine, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. […]
St. Thomian and BVIslander Face 40 Years In Prison After Their Arrests With Nearly 18 Ounces of Cocaine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomian and a British Virgin Islands native were in federal custody today on charges that they tried to sell a small amount of cocaine. Dexter Harley, 32, of Road Town, Tortola, BVI, and Jose Squiabro, 44, of St. Thomas, were each detained today pending further proceedings after their arrests on Monday, […]
Federal Authorities Urge St. Croix Public To Take A Look At New Photo of Prison Escapee Nathaniel Thomas
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FREDERIKSTED — Federal authorities said a St. Croix man convicted of gun violence crimes who escaped from prison after his second conviction has lost a lot of weight and the public needs to re-examine his current photograph. Nathaniel “Jahreek” or “Ringo” Thomas Jr., 28, left the Golden Grove Adult Correctional […]
FREE AS A BIRD! Nathaniel “Jahreek” Thomas Thumbs His Nose At Law Enforcement With ‘Aided’ Prison Escape
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Virgin Islands, when asked Friday for comment about the St. Croix prison escape of Nathaniel “Jahreek” Thomas Jr. on Thursday officially said: “no comment.” Thomas was convicted by a federal jury of reckless endangerment and firearms changes on Tuesday — but two […]
Dangerous Twice Convicted Violent Gun Felon Nathaniel ‘JahReek’ Thomas Has Escaped From Prison on St. Croix
ON THE LOOSE: NATHANIEL “JAHREEK” THOMAS JR. FREDERIKSTED — The public is being warned to be on the lookout for a dangerous St. Croix man who was convicted of gun violence on Tuesday but apparently escaped from prison two days later, according to authorities. The Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility said that Nathaniel “JahReek” Thomas […]
Federal Jury Convicts Nathaniel Thomas of Shootout At Sunny Isle Gas Station … He Faces 20 Years In Prison
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED – A federal jury reached a guilty verdict on Tuesday in the case of a St. Croix man involved in a 2016 shootout at a Sunny Isle gas station. After a two-day trial, the jury found Nathaniel “JahReek” Thomas, Jr., 28, of St. Croix, guilty of being a felon […]
POLICE: At Least 35 People Have Disappeared Without A Trace In Virgin Islands Since We Started A List
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Thirty-five people have been reported missing in the territory and are still missing according to Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) records — nine on St. Thomas and 26 on St. Croix. According to an article in today’s Daily News, at least three of the people have been missing for six months — […]