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Lame duck governor frees 7 hardened criminals in time to join in Christmas activities

CHRISTIANSTED -- Governor Albert Bryan has granted clemency to seven individuals -- issuing pardons for six and commuting the sentence of one -- offering second chances and fresh starts to…

John McCarthy December 15, 2023

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St. Croix Man Gets 10 Years In Prison For Trafficking ‘Ghost Guns’ In The Territory

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man was given 10 years in prison for making and selling "ghost guns" in the territory. Somalie Bruce, 37, was sentenced to 120 months…

John McCarthy December 5, 2023

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Two men caught in cocaine trafficking sting operation get 3.5 years in prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two men busted in a cocaine trafficking operation at Havensight Mall have been given 3.5 years in prison by a federal judge. Jose Solano, 53, and Andrew…

John McCarthy December 1, 2023

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St. Croix woman who made, sold ‘ghost guns’ in territory faces 5 years in prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix woman who admitted to making and selling at least 100 illegal "ghost guns" in the territory faces a possible five-year prison term. Jeanorah Williams,…

John McCarthy November 29, 2023

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FRENCH CONNECTION 2: Dominican man gets 14-year prison term for cocaine conspiracy

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A native of the Dominican Republic was slapped with a 14-year prison after a conviction on cocaine conspiracy charges. Yefri Martinez-Herrera, 31, of the Dominican Republic, was…

John McCarthy November 2, 2023

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FRENCHTOWN CONNECTION: Man Busted With 190 Pounds of Cocaine Pleads Guilty

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One of two men busted in a St. Thomas sting operation with 190 pounds of cocaine and a gun at a house in Frenchtown admitted his guilt…

John McCarthy October 21, 2023

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St. Thomas Man Gets 2.5 Years In Prison For Having Gun Within 1,000 Feet of School

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who was captured on video surveillance near a bag of guns stashed in Hospital Ground on St. Thomas got just two and a half years…

John McCarthy September 21, 2023

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Man Who Punched Woman In Face During Bar Brawl, Brandished Machine Gun, Admits Guilt

CHRISTIANSTED — A drunken St. Croix man who punched a female bar patron in the face — and brandished a machine gun in front of four people — is facing…

John McCarthy September 21, 2023

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U.S. Must Stem ‘Iron River’ of Guns Flowing To The Caribbean and Latin America, Activists Say

BOGATA (Reuters) — U.S. guns, many of them exported legally, are flowing into the Caribbean and Latin America in an "iron river" ending in the hands of drug cartels and…

John McCarthy May 14, 2023

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Diamond Man Booked After Ammunition and Illegal Drugs Found at Sunny Isle Trailer Park

CHRISTIANSTED — A search warrant presented on St. Croix found live ammunition, illegal drugs in a Sunny Isle-area residence and led to the arrest of one man Friday, authorities said.…

John McCarthy January 14, 2023