St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands — Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea confirms that the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) has arrested Cleo A. Taylor, 39, in connection with the violent assault of a female jogger in Estate La Grange on November 28, 2025. The victim, arrived at the Wilbur Francis Command Station bleeding from the head and hands, reporting she had been struck repeatedly with a glass bottle by an unknown female. Surveillance footage, government CCTV, witness accounts, and vehicle evidence led investigators to identify Taylor as the suspect.
U.S. Virgin Islands — V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea joined a bipartisan letter, signed by 42 attorneys general, that was sent today to Congressional leaders and requests increased funding for the security of federal judges, who are increasingly facing threats and hostile incidents targeting them, their families, and courthouse staff.
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.