Crime

St. Thomas Men, Wanted For Crimes In Territory, Arrested In Tennessee And Arizona

ST. THOMAS -- Two men wanted in St. Thomas on separate charges of murder and robbery, were detained on the U.S. mainland over the weekend and extradited to the territory, V.I.P.D. Media Specialist Sakeeda Freeman announced Monday. According to Ms. Freeman, Treson Stephens, above, age 25, was detained at 4:50 p.m. by Tennessee police on December 9, on a warrant issued by the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands. According to police, Mr. Stephens was identified as the third individual involved in the fatal shooting of Shacoi Benjamin, 22, just outside the former Blitz Night Club on October 19, 2014. Mr. Stephens was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, possession of an unlicensed firearm, reckless endangerment and aiding and abetting, according to police. He was extradited to the territory after waiving extradition rights. Mr. Stephens was not granted bail, according to Ms. Freeman. Another St. Thomas man, Ron Kuntz (V.I.P.D. is awaiting a mugshot of the suspect), was ...