Police & Courts

Atnel O. Kuntz, a 60-year-old resident of of Anna’s Retreat on St. Thomas, turned himself in to police at 7 a.m. Wednesday and was arrested on a warrant.

The temporary emergency measures implemented at all judicial branch facilities that previously went into effect at midnight, Aug. 2, will expire at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 6, and will be replaced effective midnight, Tuesday, Sept. 7.

A man was treated Tuesday night for gunshot injuries he received while walking in the Anna's Retreat area of St. Thomas, the V.I. Police Department reported.

The V.I. Police Department arrested 19-year-old Keishawn D. Monsanto of White Lady on St. Croix and charged hm with first-degree robbery.

Malk Springette, an 18-year-old from Atlanta, Georgia, was arrested at 12:54 p.m. Monday and charged with second-degree robbery.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday that its officers seized 1,024 pounds of cocaine found inside a container that had originated in the Dominican Republic and was destined to San Juan, Puerto Rico, onboard the San Juan -Santo Domingo ferry.

Mashama Ferdinand, a 38-year-old resident of St. Thomas, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to wire fraud affecting a financial institution, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced in a news release issued Tuesday.

Jahvar Looby, a 31-year-old resident of St. Thomas, appeared before Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon, Jr. on Monday in U.S. District Court and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.

A team of robbers distracted the staff of a Charlotte Amalie store and made off with more than $3,000 worth of jewelry, the V.I. Police Department reported.

The Gov. Juan F. Luis Memorial Hospital treated and released a 27-year-old male who had been injured in a shooting incident Thursday morning in Estate La Grange on St. Croix, the V.I. Police Department reported.