Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News
St. Croix, VI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that a Jamoi Weekes, 30, of St. Croix, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson, III, to Influencing Federal Officials by Threats. Weekes’ sentencing is scheduled for March 19, 2025, where he faces a maximum sentence of 10 years of imprisonment. A federal judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
According to court documents, on August 31, 2024, Weekes attempted to board a flight at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix. Weekes was referred to Customs and Border Protection for a secondary inspection before boarding his flight. Weekes then became extremely irate and combative and began threatening to murder and retaliate against the officers if he ever saw them again. Weekes was then determined to be unsuitable to board his flight and was ordered to leave the airport. While exiting the airport, Weekes encountered two Virgin Islands Port Authority officers who he also threatened to murder. Rather than leave the airport, Weekes then followed two Customs and Border Protection officers from the airport terminal to the parking lot and again threatened to murder the officers.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs and Border Protection and Virgin Islands Port Authority and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel Huston.