CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who swindled his father’s business out of nearly $170,000 was given almost two years in prison by a federal judge — who also ordered him to make full restitution. Lenroy Ravalier, Jr. was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy to serve 21 months in […]
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St. Thomas Man Primed To Exact Revenge On Brother’s Murderer Undone By Tipster
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who wanted to exact revenge on his brother’s murderer got 2.75 years in prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Leroy Henry, Jr., 30, was given that sentence by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy in Charlotte Amalie. In addition to sentencing […]
FBI Releases Video Of 5 Kidnappers Who Killed Teenage Restaurant Worker
SAN JUAN — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a video last night in which the five men charged with the murder of a 17-year-old teenager appear. Three males were kidnapped Saturday at the El Hipopótamo restaurant in Río Piedras — one of them, a teenage restaurant worker — was executed by the gangsters. […]
FBI Manhunt Underway For Kidnappers Who Killed 17-Year-Old In Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — An FBI manhunt is underway for four men after a 17-year-old hostage was killed after being kidnapped with two other people when leaving a paella restaurant where they worked in Puerto Rico on Saturday morning. The FBI released video surveillance images of the five suspects on Twitter today and asked anyone who […]
Accused Armed Robber Cops Guilty Plea To Possession of Marijuana
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man awaiting trial for armed robbery in connection to a jewelry store heist pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana charges in U.S. District Court, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today. According to court documents, on December 11, 2020, Tashawn T.A. Warner, 24, was arrested on St. Thomas pursuant […]
Police Need A ‘Hail Mary’ To Find Out What Happened To Sarm Heslop
CRUZ BAY — Police are continuing to investigate the disappearance of Sarm Heslop after she went missing on St. John in March. The 41-year-old British woman was living with her Michigan boyfriend Ryan Bane at the time she vanished. Heslop was last seen having drinks at 420 To Center with Bane on March 7, hours before he […]
Ryan Bane Was ‘Drunk And Uncooperative’ When Coast Guard Met With Him After Sarm Heslop’s Disappearance
CRUZ BAY — Police are pressing the boyfriend of a British woman missing from St. John for nearly three months to begin cooperating fully with their investigation. Sarm Heslop’s Michigan boyfriend Ryan Bane has refused to allow police to search his boat, from where he says she disappeared in the early hours of March 8. Bane also refused […]
Man Who Impersonated Female AG In Prison Phone Calls To Scam $120K From 3 People Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Thomas man who used prison phone calls to steal more than $120,000 from a former doctor and two others by impersonating prominent government officials pleaded guilty today to witness tampering and other federal charges, authorities said. United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Yamini Potter pled guilty today in U.S. […]
Habitual Offender Leroy Henry Jr. Convicted On Illegal Weapons Charge
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that a federal jury on St. Thomas convicted 29-year-old Leroy Henry, Jr. yesterday of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was acquitted of a second offense of being a felon in possession of ammunition. At the conclusion of the trial, Henry […]
St. Thomas Man Who Stole $300K From His Father’s Security Company Pleads Guilty
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who stole $300,000 from his businessman father and tried to hide that fact by funneling the money through various bank accounts — admitted his guilt in federal court, authorities said. Lenroy Ravalier Jr., 29, pleaded guilty to bank fraud in U.S. District Court on St. Thomas, U.S. Attorney […]