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.
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.