Crime

Man Facing Mandatory Minimum Sentence Of 10 Years For Gun Possession

ST. THOMAS -- Jurors empaneled to hear the trial of Akil Nibbs convicted him of weapons and assault charges in connection with an April 20, 2016 incident in the area of a Bovoni gas station, V.I. Department of Justice Public Media Officer Corliss Smithen announced this afternoon. Following two days of testimony and almost five hours of deliberation, the 12 men and women returned a unanimous verdict Friday finding Nibbs, 30, of Estate Lovenlund guilty of three of the four counts he faced – third-degree assault, unauthorized possession of an unlicensed firearm during the commission of a third-degree assault and unauthorized possession of an unlicensed firearm. He was acquitted of the single count of unauthorized possession of a firearm with obliterated identification marks. V.I. Superior Court Judge Denise Francois has scheduled Nibbs’ sentencing for July 6. Attorney General Claude Earl Walker said convictions like this should help to deter others from possessing illegal guns in the Virg...