Saturday, September 03, 2016

Virgin Islands: Self Defense with Gun Results in 2 Year Suspended Sentence

There are almost no legal guns in the Virgin Islands, but it has one of the highest homicide rates in the world.

ST. THOMAS — Jaheil Francis was on Monday sentenced to a two-year suspended sentence for having pleaded guilty to a gun crime in connection with a shooting death that occurred earlier this year, the Virgin Islands Department of Justice announced Monday.

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Police interviewed an eyewitness who said that Francis and Rabsatt were embroiled an argument, Rabsatt pulled out a knife and swung it at Francis, according to Det. James. Rabsatt pursued Francis with the knife, Francis pulled out a gun and shot Rabsatt, discharging about five to seven shots, then left the area, according to James.

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