Crime

V.I. Dept. of Justice Files Criminal Charge Against Senator Marvin Blyden For 'Willfully Exposing Public to Contagious Disease'

The V.I. Department of Justice Attorney has filed a criminal charge against Senator Marvin Blyden for willfully exposing the public to a contagious disease after testing positive for Covid-19, following a DOJ investigation, V.I. Attorney General Denise George has announced. The D.O.J. said Mr. Blyden is alleged to have tested positive for Covid-19 on September 15, and was ordered to quarantine until September 25, according to Department of Health officials. However, ,members of the community, witnessed Senator Blyden out at an event at Tillet Gardens, on September 18, 2021, when he should have been home quarantining. D.O.J. Special Agent Kisha Mitchell worked closely with investigators from the V.I. Department of Health and other agents from within the Department of Justice to investigate the allegations against Mr. Blyden, according to the release. The release stated that after a thorough investigation, the V.I. Department of Justice filed charges in the Superior Court late Friday...