Crime

Felon Found With Firearm at John F. Kennedy Housing Community Sentenced to 51 Months in Federal Prison

ST. CROIX — United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced Monday that Jahseen Simmonds, age 30, of St. Croix was sentenced to 51 months imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release and $1,000 fine by District Judge Wilma Lewis on the charge of felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, on September 3, 2020, V.I. Police Officers were patrolling the John F. Kennedy housing community. As they approached Building 29, officers observed a group of male individuals sitting in the archway of the building. One of those individuals, later identified as Simmonds, immediately ran up the stairs of the building and into an apartment on the second floor. Officers knocked on the apartment door and Simmonds exited the apartment and admitted to the officers that he did not live at that address. Police again knocked on the door of the apartment and two residents came to the door and stated that they did not give Simmonds permission to enter their apartment. The resi...