Police & Courts

Las Vegas, Nevada, resident Michael Kelly pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to trafficking firearms in interstate and foreign commerce, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced Tuesday.

Dionne Wrensford, a 37-year-old woman who had been reported missing on May 31, was spotted by members of the community, who contacted police, on June 18.

Three men were killed and a fourth seriously injured Friday in three separate shootings on St. Thomas, according to the V.I. Police Department.

Officials from the Virgin Islands Police Department will hold a press briefing at noon on Saturday to address gun violence incidents that occurred Friday on St. Thomas, including one fatal shooting and one that left a man in serious condition in the hospital.

Tashawn T.A. Warner, 24, resident of St. Thomas, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of marijuana. U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced Thursday.

King Bob Leonard, 28, of St. Thomas, was sentenced Thursday to 37 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced.

A former Virgin Islands resident was sentenced Thursday to 45 months and 17 days in prison for mailing firearms to St. Thomas, U.S. Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands Gretchen C.F. Shappert reported.

The V.I. Police Department on Tuesday afternoon arrested 50-year-old Darrell Thomas of Anna's Retreat on St. Thomas, charging him with contempt of court, domestic violence.

Timoteo Upia-Frias, a 73-year-old Dominican Republican national, was arrested Friday on St. Thomas and charged with illegally reentering the United States, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced Tuesday.

After a six-day trial, a federal jury Monday evening found Jacinta Gussie, age 58 of St. Croix, guilty in complex tax fraud case, the 10th and final defendant in the case, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced in a news release issued Tuesday.