Officers have apprehended a man wanted for attempted murder after the former Senate candidate escaped police custody Wednesday morning, officials said.
A concerned citizen phoned police around 11 p.m. Tuesday to report a gunpoint robbery in Grove Place, police said. When officers arrived, however, they found no guns or robbery but a fight, where Ke’Shawn Louis, 27, had allegedly attempted to run someone over with a car.
Louis was taken into custody but early Wednesday morning, while not wearing handcuffs, he was able to slip away from Frederiksted’s Wilbur Francis Command police station, according to authorities.
Police issued a wanted poster Thursday morning and, by 3 p.m., he was found in the Gentle Winds area, near Salt River, more than six miles away, they said.
Known for his mild manner, Louis, manager of the multi-island Gold Star All-In-One Service landscaping company, was on stage at St. Croix Educational Complex April 22 talking with youth about career options. In photos of the event, Louis, in a button-down pink dress shirt, is smiling with other presenters. In stark contrast to this, and Louis’ soft-spoken persona during his 2022 Senate campaign, police said in the wanted poster that he was now considered dangerous and should not be approached.
In June 2025, Louis pleaded guilty to four counts of grand larceny. Four other charges of obtaining money by false pretense were dropped. In August 2025, he received a two year suspended sentence and two years’ probation.
In the sentencing order, Superior Court Judge Denise Francois warned against violating the terms of probation.
Louis ran for Senate in 2022 on a platform emphasizing affordable housing. He’d hoped to represent St. Thomas-St. John. The then-23-year-old garnered 599 votes, or about 5% of ballots.
