Crime

Second Suspect Arrested And Charged With 2005 Love Triangle Murder

ST. THOMAS -- The second suspect who is charged in an 11-year-old murder -- which police allege saw a wife conspiring to kill her husband to be with her lover --  made his initial court appearance Monday morning and Attorney General Claude Earl Walker recommended a bail of $1 million dollars, which was granted by the court, the V.I. Department of Justice announced this afternoon. Jacques Cajuste, 55, stood before V.I. Superior Court Judge Denise Francois to be advised of his rights on one count each of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, third-degree assault and using a dangerous weapon during the commission of a crime of violence in connection with the June 25, 2005, murder of Egbert Stuart. Based on the police affidavit in support of the arrest, Judge Francois found that there was probable cause to sustain the charges. Officers executed a warrant for Cajuste’s arrest and on Friday, he was extradited to St. Thomas from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where he had flown to a month afte...