St. Croix Man To Serve Four Months In Jail For Possession Of Prison Contraband

ST. CROIX — District Court Chief Judge Wilma A. Lewis on Wednesday sentenced Shevron Percival, 25, of this island to four months in prison and one year of supervised release for possession of prison contraband, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Judge Lewis also ordered Percival to pay a $500 fine.

On May 7, 2015, Percival pleaded guilty to one count of possession of prison contraband. As part of his plea, Percival admitted that he possessed a cellular telephone that was found in his basketball shorts while he was an inmate at the Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility here. Cellular telephones are prohibited contraband in correctional facilities because they are known to be used by prisoners to intimidate witnesses, orchestrate narcotics transactions, and facilitate other criminal activity, including murders.

This case was investigated by the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rami S. Badawy.

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