Tag: U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

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 […]

Dominican Republic Native Gets Two Years In Prison For Shooting His Gun On Main Street St. Thomas

[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic was given two years in prison today by a federal judge for firing off his gun in a crowded downtown area of St. Thomas. Cristian Lopez-Moncion, 36, of Santo Domingo, was sentenced today for possession of a firearm by an illegal […]

Texas Fugitive Spencer Wayne Allen Faces 40 Years In Prison For Firebombing Federal Buildings In St. Thomas

GUILTY! SPENCER WAYNE ALLEN, 26, OF TEXAS CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A former Texas fugitive has admitted setting fires that destroyed a military recruiting office and damaged two other federal properties in St. Thomas. Spencer Wayne Allen, 26, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to one count of arson and two counts of malicious damage and destruction […]

Two St. Thomas Men Face Ten Years In Prison For Allegedly Being Convicted Felons With Guns

CHARLOTTE AMALIE –– Two St. Thomas men appeared in federal court today to hear charges that they were convicted felons illegally in possession of guns. Rehelio Trant, 39, and Gamba Potter, 32, each of St. Thomas, made their initial appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged in an indictment with possession of […]

Dominican Native Gets 7.5 Years In Prison For Planning Shotgun Robbery of McDonald’s In St. Thomas … He’ll Be Out When He’s 26

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic was given 7.5 years in federal prison for his role in the shotgun robbery of a fast food restaurant last year. Betel Paulino, 18, was sentenced for his role in the armed robbery of the McDonald’s restaurant in Lockhart Shopping Center, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert […]

Judge Gives Junior Felix Three Years In Prison For Planning Shotgun Robbery of McDonald’s … He’ll Be Out When He’s 25

[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Dominican Republic national was sentenced today to three years in prison for his role in the shotgun robbery of the McDonald’s restaurant at Lockhart Gardens last year. Junior Feliz, 22, was given 36 months in jail for conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, U.S. Attorney Gretchen […]

Puerto Rican Man Gets Seven Years, Dominican Gets Four Years Under Plea Agreements For McDonald’s Shotgun Robbery on St. Thomas

[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Helwood Urbina Paris, 20, of Puerto Rico, and Hanselo Recio, 18, of the Dominican Republic, were sentenced Thursday for their roles in the armed robbery of the McDonald’s restaurant in Lockhart Shopping Center, U.S. Attorney Gretchen Shappert said. U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez sentenced Paris to […]

St. Thomas Native Jashawn Bailey Gets One Year In Prison For Having Gun With Obliterated Serial Number

SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR AND ONE DAY IN PRISON: Jashawn Bailey CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Jashawn Bailey, 30, of St. Thomas, was sentenced today to 12 months and a day in prison for possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, Acting U.S. Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett said. U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez also sentenced […]

2 More St. Thomas Men Plead Guilty in McDonald’s Restaurant Shotgun Robbery

CHARLOTTE AMALIE  — A native of the Dominican Republic who claimed credit for masterminding the shotgun robbery at the Lockhart Gardens McDonald’s that left another teen dead has changed his plea to guilty. Betel Augusto Rosario Paulino, 18, of Santo Domingo, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs […]