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Puerto Rico murder suspect found hiding in Ohio: US Marshals

CLEVELAND (WJW) — U.S. Marshals in northeast Ohio have tracked down and arrested a man wanted for a murder in Puerto Rico, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. In…

John McCarthy January 14, 2026

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U.S. Marshals seeking Jose Almestica for ‘weapons offense’ after BVI jailbreak

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The United States Marshals Service is currently seeking Jose Almestica on a "weapons offense." As of January 2026, Jose Almestica is a high-priority fugitive being sought by…

John McCarthy January 6, 2026

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St. Thomas native wanted by U.S. Marshals for ‘conspiracy to murder’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal authorities have put out a wanted poster on a St. Thomas native. John M. Burgos is currently being sought by the U.S. Marshals Service in St.…

John McCarthy January 6, 2026

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Patient’s death leads to discovery home health care nurse was ‘fake’

MIAMI — The death of a patient receiving in-home health care led his family to discover the nurse was a fraud, with an entirely forged work history, according to investigators…

John McCarthy March 19, 2025

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VIPD Marine Unit, U.S. Marshals, capture wanted St. Thomas fugitive in the BVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Members of the Virgin Islands Police Department's Marine Unit, partnering with the U.S. Marshals Service, captured a wanted St. Thomas fugitive in the British Virgin Islands yesterday.…

John McCarthy March 19, 2025

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American accused of assaulting a Pennsylvania student is being extradited to the US

PARIS (AP) — French Appeal Court prosecutors said an American man accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, “So I…

John McCarthy January 16, 2025

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Man wanted in fatal shooting of woman and infant in a car in Connecticut arrested in Puerto Rico

A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her 4-month-old son inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN (AP) — A suspect in…

John McCarthy November 24, 2024

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Alert federal marshal spots wanted Delaware man at St. Thomas beach bar

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Delaware man wanted for forgery was arrested last week after an alert federal marshal spotted him at a bar on Sapphire Beach in St. Thomas on…

John McCarthy October 15, 2024

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Second suspect in 2021 St. Croix murder arrested in California

FREDERIKSTED — A second suspect in the 2021 murder of 30-year-old Kevin Jerome has been arrested in California, authorities said. Darren Bess was arrested by warrant Wednesday in Auburn, California,…

John McCarthy March 8, 2024

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Two Men Arrested For Possession of Videos Depicting Illicit Sexual Content

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after two men in Cowpet Bay West were accused of possessing videos with "illicit sexual content," authorities said. Jermain Turnbull, 48, of St. Thomas…

John McCarthy April 6, 2023