U.S. Attorney’s Office District of the Virgin Islands

2 hardened criminals get ‘hard time’ after opting for jury trial over plea deal

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two convicted felons — who eschewed a conventional plea deal to take their chances at a jury trial — got the book thrown at them by a…

John McCarthy May 30, 2025

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U.S. Attorney Smith reminds USVI that cockfighting is prohibited by federal law

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — United States Attorney Delia L. Smith advises Virgin Islands residents that the Agricultural Improvement Act (P.L. 115-334), which has been in effect since December 20, 2019, prohibits…

John McCarthy November 29, 2024

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Man faces possible death penalty in fatal shooting of female

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man charged with killing a female accomplice in September now faces a possible capital murder punishment, according to the territory's top law enforcement official. Rosniel…

John McCarthy November 28, 2024

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Boisterous gym coach who raped 20 children while using a video device gets 35 years

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A boisterous high school gym instructor who sexually assaulted at least 20 children in his charge and videotaped them in the process of the rapes — got…

John McCarthy April 26, 2024

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‘Operation Over Watch’ Nets 1 Arrest On Illegal Gun and Ammunition Charges: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A vehicle stopped for heavily tinted windows in St. Thomas led to the arrest of one man on illegal gun and ammunition charges. De'Shawn D. Williams, 26,…

John McCarthy October 19, 2022