CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Vincentian native who hid in St. Thomas to avoid his sentencing following a sexual assault conviction in 2010 has been captured and is now in the custody of Connecticut state authorities. Gerald “Steve” Jessop, 52, of Kingstown, is charged with first-degree failure to appear in court,

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who was shot by police in 2014 was arrested just after midnight in connection to the shooting death of a construction worker near Veterans Drive on St. Thomas last year, authorities said. Azamba Galloway, 29 of Kirwan Terrace, was arrested about 12:24 a.m. Saturday by officers

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department’s Special Operations Bureau, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Marshals Service executed a crime fighting initiative in the vicinity of building 21 & 22 at the Tutu High Rise Housing community on St. Thomas about 10 a.m. on

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man who went on a wild shootout near Sunny Isle Shopping Center and once convicted of that escapade, escaped from prison two days later, had an additional 2.33 years in prison tacked on to the time he will have to serve. Nathaniel “Jahreek” Thomas,

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man went to trial and was convicted of being a marijuana dealer. Le’Quan Registe, 25, of St. Thomas, was found guilty of possession with intent to distribute marijuana after a jury trial in U.S. District Court, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. The jury

CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man admitted in federal court today that he willfully escaped from local custody and could have five additional years tacked onto the 23 years in prison he is already serving. Nathaniel “Jahreek” Thomas, Jr., 29, of St. Croix, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge George

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A grandmother has been arrested on St. Thomas for “false imprisonment” and related charges after an infant child left the U.S. mainland without permission in a custody matter. Barbara Francis, 66, of Charlotte Amalie, has been charged with false imprisonment and interference with custody after being arrested

[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FREDERIKSTED — Convicted felon Nathaniel Thomas escaped from Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility on St. Croix in March with the help of two people, according to two affidavits filed in U.S. District Court. Thomas, a.k.a. “Jahreek,” “J,” “Ringo” and “R,” was convicted on March 13

TRADING PLACES: Norjah Witter of Jamaica tried to smuggle nearly 17 ounces of cocaine past airport security by hiding it in her vagina. FORT LAUDERDALE – A Jamaican woman who admitted in January to importing to the United States more than $600,000 worth of cocaine “to make money” has been sentenced

 Red Hook port area of St. Thomas CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man admitted in federal court today that he sold crack cocaine near a local high school. Tomolah Foy, 23, of St. Thomas pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to possessing with intent to distribute crack cocaine, U.S.