St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands – The V.I. Department of Justice (DOJ) proudly congratulates Khadeem W. DeSilvia, Medicolegal Death Investigator with the DOJ Office of the Medical Examiner, for attending and presenting at the 2025 International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners (IACME) Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV, from July 19-24, 2025.
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands – In a strategic effort to enhance trial preparation and prosecution effectiveness, the Virgin Islands Department of Justice (DOJ), St. Croix Criminal Division, hosted a specialized Trial Academy for the Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB) of the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) on July 11th. The academy, aimed at both detectives and attorneys, focused on preparing key law enforcement personnel for successful trial outcomes by providing intensive training in trial advocacy, evidence presentation, and courtroom procedures.
U.S. Virgin Islands – The Virgin Islands Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today that 26-year-old Daryl Jean-Baptiste has been found guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in connection with a 2019 fatal car crash. The verdict followed a three-day trial, which concluded on July 23, 2025, before the Honorable Judge Yvette Ross Edwards in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix District.
U.S. Virgin Islands – U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea announced that a transfer hearing was held today for the 15-year-old male minor accused in the June 5, homicide of 38-year-old Jordan “Dutty Heart” Jones. Following the hearing, the minor was ordered to be transferred to adult court, and the adult arrest warrant and charging documents were executed this afternoon.
U.S. Virgin Islands – Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea announces that 32-year-old fugitive Kaley L. Lund of Colorado was apprehended in Corpus Christi, Texas, on June 19, 2025, and transported back to St. Croix, where she appeared today before the Honorable Yolan Brow-Ross at V.I. Superior Court for her Advice of Rights Hearing. Lund is being charged with Failure to Appear in a Criminal Proceeding and was formally arraigned on the new charge this morning.