- Kamoui Francis, 25, pleaded guilty today in District Court on St. Croix to
Transmission of Threat to Injure, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.
According to the plea agreement filed with the court, on Jan. 28, 2014, a testifying witness in
a murder case in the Superior Court on St. Croix received two threatening messages. The threats were
sent from a mobile device to a Facebook account, and warned that if any of the defendants were found
guilty, the witness and members of the witness’ family would be killed. As part of the investigation of
the case, on February 5, 2014, Bureau of Corrections officers searched Francis’ cell at Golden Grove
Adult Correctional Facility on St. Croix. Francis was the sole occupant of his cell. During the search,
Francis was found in possession of the cellphone from which the threats were made.
Francis faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. A sentencing date
has been set for Feb. 10, 2015.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Virgin Islands Bureau
of Corrections. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rhonda Williams-Henry.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
