USVI-On-Line

"st Thomas Source" is reportiing a third arrest

Oh dear~ read the accompanying article ...

http://www.onepaper.com/stthomasvi/?v=d ... 1176614212

During a pre-trial detention hearing on St. Thomas, Kendall also did not accept the prosecution's $500,000 bail recommendation, calling the figure "too excessive." Instead Kendall set a bail of $75,000, but said Thomas only had to post 10 percent -- or $7,500 -- before he could be released.
Once bail is posted, Thomas will be released into the custody of his uncle, but will wear an electronic monitoring device and remain under house arrest, the judge added. Having already found the 18 year old to be a flight risk, Kendall said Thomas is currently not eligible to be released on his own recognizance or an unsecured bond.

Kendall further explained that prosecuting attorney Renee Gumbs Carty had "failed" during Thursday's hearing to present "convincing evidence" that Thomas had committed the murder. Reiterating statements made by defense attorney Harold Willocks, he added that witnesses interviewed after the incident had not actually seen Thomas kill Cockayne, who died as a result of multiple stab wounds to the body.
"This is a case of circumstantial evidence," Kendall said. "And the court cannot find that the government has proven ... that the defendant committed the offense for which he has been charged. There has been no testimony indicating that anyone saw the defendant with a knife."

Just went to read the rest of the Source and this is there now ...
St. John resident Anselmo Boston, charged as a murder suspect in the June 19 killing of James "Jamie" Cockayne, was attempting to flee to Antigua at the time of his arrest, police say.
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents, along with customs officials in the British Virgin Islands, played a "pivotal" role in the arrest, having monitored Boston's activities as he tried to leave the territory en route to Antigua, the release said.