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Kertis Tonge, Jr. Sentenced To Life Without Parole For Murder Of Quanza Heath After Conviction At Trial

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U.S. Virgin Islands – V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea announced that the Honorable Judge Ernest E. Morris, Jr. sentenced 34-year-old Kertis Tonge, Jr. to a life sentence without parole on November 19, 2025, for the murder of Quanza Heath. This sentence comes after a jury convicted Tonge of Murder in the First Degree, Murder in the Second Degree, Assault in the First Degree, Assault in the Third Degree, Reckless Endangerment, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm, and Unauthorized Possession of Ammunition on September 10, 2025.

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U.S. Virgin Islands Achieves Major Milestone: Federal Court Terminates Medical Care Provisions of Settlement Agreement at John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility

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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea today announced a significant development in the Territory’s long-standing federal Settlement Agreement regarding conditions of confinement at the John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility on St. Croix. For more than four decades, the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands and its Bureau of Corrections (BOC) have devoted substantial time and resources to achieve full compliance with the terms of the Agreement.

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V.I. Access & Visitation Celebrates Successful “Parenting: Mothers Matter” Workshop, Empowering Mothers Across the Virgin Islands

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St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – The Access and Visitation Program (AVP) within the Paternity and Child Support Division (PCSD) of the Virgin Islands Department of Justice (DOJ) is celebrating the success of its recent Parenting: Mothers Matter Workshop. The free virtual and in-person workshop ran from August 27 through September 24, concluding with a heartfelt certificate ceremony on St. Thomas at the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS) Senior Strive Center.

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Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea Joins 38 Attorneys General Urging Congress to Prevent the Sale of Dangerous and Intoxicating Hemp-Derived THC Products

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U.S. Virgin Islands — Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea has joined Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and a bipartisan coalition of 34 other attorneys general in a letter to congressional leaders urging them to clarify the definition of “hemp,” which bad actors have exploited due to a perceived loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill. In a letter sent to congressional leaders, the coalition urges immediate action to clarify the federal definition of hemp and prevent the continued sale of unregulated, intoxicating THC products.

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