ST. THOMAS — A St. Thomas man wanted in connection with the June killing of 23-year-old Asani Henry has been captured in Florida and is awaiting extradition to the Virgin Islands, the U.S. Marshals Service announced Tuesday.
Jah’Sheem Graham was arrested Monday, September 28, in Orange County, Florida, by members of the U.S. Marshals Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. According to the Marshals Service, Graham is wanted by the V.I. Police Department on a charge of aiding and abetting first-degree murder.
The case stems from the June 16 killing of Henry in the Hospital Ground area of St. Thomas. VIPD said at the time that a concerned resident called the 911 Emergency Call Center at approximately 3:40 p.m. to report gunfire. Officers responding to the area found Henry unresponsive with what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel determined that he had no vital signs.
The Marshals Service said Graham and another suspect are accused in Henry’s killing. Graham left the territory on June 18, two days after the homicide, according to the federal agency. The release does not identify the other suspect or disclose that person’s current status. GRAHAM Arrest DVI 092826
VIPD formally requested assistance from the U.S. Marshals Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force on September 23 to locate and apprehend Graham. Investigators with VIPD and the Marshals Service in the District of the Virgin Islands subsequently developed information indicating that Graham could be in the Orlando area. GRAHAM Arrest DVI 092826
Five days after VIPD sought the task force’s assistance, members of the federal fugitive team and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office felony team located Graham in Orange County. He was arrested without incident in front of an apartment building, according to the Marshals Service. GRAHAM Arrest DVI 092826
Graham remains in custody in Florida while awaiting extradition to the Virgin Islands. The federal release does not provide a timetable for his return or detail any proceedings that must take place in Florida before he can be transferred. GRAHAM Arrest DVI 092826
Henry’s death came during one of the territory’s deadliest days of 2026. Hours after he was killed, 55-year-old Fitzroy W. Wattley was fatally shot in Sanchez Town on St. Thomas. On St. Croix that same evening, 20-year-old Amani Daley was found shot to death near the Profit Hills community. Those three killings pushed the Virgin Islands homicide count at the time to 20 — 10 on St. Thomas and 10 on St. Croix.
VIPD officials convened a briefing the following day amid the surge in killings and again appealed for residents to cooperate with investigators. At that briefing, police specifically discussed Henry’s killing as one of the violent deaths confronting the St. Thomas-St. John District.
The violence has continued since then. Following the September 28 killing of 21-year-old J’Niya Rambaran on Veterans Drive, the Consortium’s running count of homicides in the territory reached 39 for 2026 — 17 on St. Thomas and 22 on St. Croix.
Graham’s arrest comes amid coordination between VIPD and federal law-enforcement partners to locate suspects who leave the territory. The Marshals Service said its fugitive task forces work with federal, state and local agencies to locate and apprehend wanted individuals across jurisdictions.
