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St. Thomas Man Being Held In Tortola Prison On Gunpoint Robbery Charges

TORTOLA -- A St. Thomas man named Shamori Alphonso Richardson was denied bail in Tortola after the British territory's court found good reason to believe that he was involved in a gunpoint robbery that occurred on June 3, 2016 at Gene Hill. According to B.V.I. news reports, Mr. Richardson, 27, was linked to the crime after his fingerprints reportedly matched samples taken at the crime scene. Mr. Richardson had incessantly denied involvement in the incident, but Magistrate Tamia Richards reminded the suspect that fingerprints were the "gold standard of evidence." “They call this the gold standard of evidence. Your fingerprints don’t go anywhere themselves because they are attached to your hands,” Magistrate Richards said, according to BVI Platinum News. BVI Crown Counsel O’Neil Simpson said Mr. Richardson and an assailant had robbed a contractor at gunpoint. According to the police report, the contractor was sitting in his vehicle on Gene Hill, when he was approached by two assaila...