Bureau of Corrections (BOC) – Virgin Islands Free Press

5 Current Inmates At St. Croix Prison Have Tested Positive For COVID-19, BOC Says

FREDERIKSTED — Two additional inmates have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease at the St. Croix prison, bringing the current total to five, authorities said. Updating efforts to mitigate COVID-19,…

John McCarthy November 30, 2021

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St. Thomas’ Jamil Bell Arrested After Stabbing Broken Bottle Attack In Smith Bay

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested recently for his connection to a stabbing-broken bottle attack in Smith Bay last month, authorities said. Jamil A. Bell, 38, was…

VI Free Press May 7, 2019

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St. Croix’s Jose DeJesus Perez Arrested By Police Same Day VIPD Said He Was Wanted

FREDERIKSTED -- A man who was wanted by police acts of alleged domestic violence since Thursday was arrested by the Virgin Islands Police Department the same day. Jose DeJesus Perez,…

John McCarthy October 6, 2018

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St. Thomas’ Amari Warner Arrested For Allegedly Breaking Man’s Nose

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man accused of breaking another man's nose in an August attack in Nadir has been arrested on a Superior Court bench warrant. Amari Warner,…

John McCarthy September 30, 2018

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St. Thomas’ Syanno Venzen Accused Of Multiple Counts of Child Abuse, Unlawful Sexual Contact

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man who is accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with two female minors was arrested on Monday. Syanno "Juice" Venzen, 22, of Charlotte Amalie…

John McCarthy September 26, 2018

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Search Warrant of SUV Nets Omari Poree for Illegal Gun Possession Charge on St. Croix

KINGSHILL -— A St. Croix man who is accused of a reckless endangerment incident that occurred five months ago has been arrested by police. Omari S. Poree, 24 of Mon…

John McCarthy September 24, 2018

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Parole Board Decides It Will Visit Territorial Inmates in U.S. Mainland Prisons … Complete List

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Parole Board said that it will hear testimony from inmates incarcerated at various penal institutions from here to the U.S. mainland beginning May 21.…

John McCarthy May 1, 2018

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St. Croix Prison Guard Darren Giddings Arrested for Taking Ganja Into Golden Grove

ARRESTED: Bureau of Corrections officer Darren Giddings, 35, by the VIPD on Thursday. [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- A St. Croix prison guard has been arrested at Golden…

John McCarthy April 15, 2018

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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…

John McCarthy March 21, 2018

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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…

John McCarthy March 17, 2018