U.S. Virgin Islands — V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea joined a coalition of 35 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to pass into law H.R. 1633 — the Workforce Reentry Act — which will equip individuals released from prison with resources and skills to successfully reintegrate into society.
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.
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.
ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea confirmed the arrest of eight juveniles on St. Thomas in connection with recent bomb threats targeting local schools.
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.