Governor Pruce orders Isabella Merton deported
Isabella Merton, who resided at Josiah’s Bay at the time of her arraignment, was found guilty of hitting a man with her vehicle and breaking his ankle.
Allegations
Court documents state that the Virtual Complainant (VC) was involved in a fight with Merton’s boyfriend on the day in question.
After the fight ended, the VC was walking in an area in Greenland, Tortola, when he saw a Jeep belonging to Merton driving towards him at a fast pace.
He tried to avoid the vehicle, but it hit him on the right side of his body, and he fell down. The vehicle then turned and came at him again and to avoid further injury; he threw himself into the ghut.
While there, the VC allegedly looked up to see Merton pointing a gun at him and uttering the words: “If I’m disrespecting her man, it is she I am disrespecting and it’s kill she to kill me.”
Merton was then pulled away by another man.
Merton was also charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life; however, a No Case Submission was upheld by the court for lack of evidence.
It is unclear to our News Centre at this time where Merton is originally from; however, Governor Pruce signed the deportation order on February 21, 2025.
Deportation Order
Governor Pruce said it came to his knowledge that Isabella Merton is a person not deemed to belong to the Territory and that she has been convicted of the offence of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent contrary to section 176 of the Criminal Code (Revised Edition 2013) and is a person whose presence in the Territory would, in the opinion of the Governor, acting after consultation with the Chief Immigration Officer, be undesirable and not conducive to the public good.
“NOW THEREFORE, I, DANIEL PRUCE, Governor of the Territory of the Virgin Islands, in exercise of the power conferred on me by section 40(1)(b) of the Immigration and Passport Act (Revised Edition 2013) do hereby order the said ISABELLA MERTON to leave the Territory of the Virgin Islands on or before the expiration of seven days from the date on which a copy of this Order is served on her by an immigration officer or a police officer, and thereafter to remain out of the Territory;
“AND I do further order that the said ISABELLA MERTON be placed on board the first available ship or aircraft about to leave the Territory and that the said ISABELLA MERTON may be detained until she is placed on a ship or an aircraft, unless she appeals to the Governor in writing against the making of this Order before the expiration of the said period of seven days.”
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There is a convenient reason why identiy of the human danger to us is lmitted but mostly omitted...photo , origin ..country...we are sitting ducks for the unfettered crimes within our elected, their families, friends and other "business men " secrets..they can't risk outing by the VI's under world .
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