Armed and dangerous | ‘Small Brent’ wanted for murder
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has issued an urgent call for public assistance in locating John Dawn Emmanuel, also known as “Small Brent”, who is wanted in connection with a recent murder in the territory.
Emmanuel is considered extremely dangerous and should not be approached. Police said he is also linked to serious crimes, including kidnapping, extortion and multiple murders across Trinidad and Tobago and other parts of the region.
“This individual is considered a serious threat to public safety and should be considered armed and extremely dangerous,” the RVIPF stated.
According to the RVIPF, Emmanuel may still be using the identity Brent Dain Danglade and could have travel or identification documents under that name. Authorities are warning the public against assisting or sheltering him in any way.
“Assisting an offender is a serious criminal offence, and anyone found to be harbouring, facilitating, or otherwise supporting this suspect will face the full force of the law,” police warned.
While police have not publicly confirmed that Emmanuel is being sought in relation to the recent murder of Nyron Erickson, who was gunned down near Big Ben’s Gas Station on May 10, BVI News understand that four other individuals have been held for questioning on suspicion of murder as investigations continue. Their identities have not been officially released by the RVIPF.
In the meantime, Police are urging residents to secure their homes, vehicles, and vessels to avoid potential access or use by Emmanuel. “Members of the public are being urged to lock and secure their vehicles, boats or vessels, and homes to reduce opportunities for victimisation or their properties being accessed or used by this individual,” they added.
Law enforcement agencies locally and internationally are collaborating to locate Emmanuel. “The RVIPF is actively pursuing all leads and continues to work with other local, regional, and international law enforcement partners to locate and apprehend this individual,” the RVIPF stated.
Residents with any information are asked to contact the RVIPF Intelligence Unit at 368-9339 or Crime Stoppers at 800-8477 (TIPS) or overseas at (284) 800-8477.
“The public is again strongly advised not to confront, approach, or assist this suspect under any circumstances,” police warned. “Your safety is our priority. Please allow trained law enforcement officers to handle the situation.”
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He is a native of Trinidad, a CARiCOM island nation and 1of thousands that has been generously granted a place of refuge on our miniscule and barren country,colony of the UK.
No apology nor assist from the trinis can we expect.
Somebody from Tortola hire him!!!
You need to vex at the local man them who hire him..not you Primer ain’t locked up?!?
Who hired him??? Face it Natures little secret isn’t so secret anymore. It is a cesspit of crime and immorality. Don’t blame CARICOM.
Is it coincidental that these Black maggots, emerge from the CARICOM ..countries.
Purveyors of murder and other destruction. Aaaaalwaaays they are BLACK ,the unifying symbol of self hatred come together as CARICOM,code Blame the YT man, CARICOM,s ymbol of finality and self anhialation via Black on Black crimes against their own and personal kinship humanity?
Who did he kill in Tortola?
Who he killed in Tortola? He have been paid to kill many in Tortola Dude is what you call a CHAMELEON that is why he can come and go without being detected.
I don’t believe you read a lot or even read at all.
Doan wrry he aint here for yu,so shhhhh
Doan wrry
Another Black like himself.
Killings are committed overwhelmingly Black on Black.
Criminal who eliminates other criminals. Who smuggled him into the BVI???
It seem like anybody or anything can just enter and exit the bvi at will with little to no obstruction from law enforcement. We always catching people in the place illegal or when they get catch usvi you got to hear is bvi they passed through first. Yet you rarely see any of the local boat captains getting in trouble or any real jail time over it. Making it a viable business and it will only continue to get worse. Nobody getting in trouble for transporting, housing illegals or giving them work. It don’t seem like much investigation or effort goes into finding the local people who facilitating it and making money from it. If you can transport people in and out easy why stop there why not transport guns and cocaine and piles of cash and hit men while you at it. If we really serious about fighting crime in this place start with putting more effort and resources into securing our borders; without doing that it will be an endless futile battle with no results. The police complaining about money to buy vehicles to patrol with nobody studying them, the dpp complaining sayn her office don’t have enough money to hire good people nobody studying her. But we got money to give vybz kartel somebody who’s music promotes violence/crime who just got off a murder charge himself over a technicality and making statements like we really committed to fighting crime whenever a murder or robbery happen.
For releasing this quick info for the public’s help unlike your predecessors who withheld previous information
This is the main reason why the BVI shouldnot gain Independence!
WB BRING THE KILLER INTO THE TERRITORY SLIP UP AND DID NOT KNOW HE WAS BRINGING IN THE KILLER TO TAKE HIM OUT. I AM NOT FROM THE BVI AND NOT INTO ANY TYPE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. PEOPLE TRAVEL TO THE BVI INCOGNITO. MEN HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE BVI DRESSED LIKE A FEMALE FROM HEAD TO TOE AND PEOPLE WOULD SWEAR ITS A WOMAN.DOES TIME FOR THE BVI TO HAVE FINGERPRINT MACHINES TO SCAN EVERYONE THAT IS ENTERING THE TERITTORY BY AIR OR FERRY.
Where was this energy for the murder for all the other victims???
Exactly.
I hope he long gone from here. Place to bias.
It took a “business man” murder for “quick action and info”.
West Bank may have been mixed up in the criminal world but his killing is a high profile killing. This guy practically ran Tortola like BH was running Tortola before he got taken out of the game. Only difference is West Bank took the game to a higher level. When the street give you power and you start disrespecting the code of power the power will destroy. Speaking of disrespect Chris Brown knew the UK had a warrant out on him and he go to the UK and was arrested, bail denied and have to sit in Jail until June 13th to see a judge.Why would one go somewhere when you know that place put an arrest warrant on you?
Ah yes trash bank push the government and police into ova drive!!
Let’s see what’s songs playing at festival this year from our premier who “hates crime” lol
Soon the ones that is in the streets ghetto and hoods is going to be wearing bullet proof vests. Why not check the Trini community on the Island. If he is still on Island someone is adding him. Some continue to ask the same question as to how people is getting in SIMPLE, the BVI borders is one big open invitation Every where else is protecting their borders. What is going on in this place. Anyone can step in and step out
The Trini community should be looked at with a fine tooth comb and any and all entry into these VI banned for an extended amt of years.
Get serious BVI.
The way things are going these BVI are in line for an extended lockout from the USVzI and Puerto Rico,
These BVzi are a National and International threat to World safety. The refusal to protect our borders is gross to the max. Any and everybody world wide has open seas via these BVI straight into the USA.
Gross and criminal behaviour on oof this,
In addition we extend citizenship and a whole Lotta other “ship”mainly to the countries with the worse and highest crime rate n the regionm,exclusively. They are now the major population in these VI. Jamaica, DR ,Trinidad Guiana…Nauseating disgusting and deliberate. It is obvious the BVI is high on illicit activities fueled by their human imports as tools of the trades. Earthquake or Hurricane is zero threat to our existence compared to the self machinations by the elected bodies of the BVI Government.
Nothing good can come ofvthis,
Is locals imported & hired the man for his services.
It is well known that the BVI is a narcotic and human trafficking state. The fact that they are hiring persons from other countries to carry out hits doesn’t mean that all persons from a particular country should be targeted unfairly. Look at the educational and literacy rate in Trinidad, the quality of doctors they send all over the world, before you open your uneducated mouth to make racist comments.
Trinidad is not the only place with quality doctors (yours and yours alone assessment)..The obvious factual reality is that Trinidad biggest export is poverty and human desperation. ..this disgrace is especially evident as it has a surplus of Natural resources and has been free and independent Nation.since 1962..60+ real years and is a member of the CARICOM and boasts the highest crime rate in the
Caribbean and the sixth highest crime rate
in the World
Nuttin tall in positivity have Trinidad_ Tobago is in evidence on this lilil.lil place..They have contributed greatly to the full to the max prison on our lil place.
As we know,should know,there is a divide in Trinidad..AfroTrinis and Indo
Trinis.The amazing and superb healing doctors you mention exported,I am unfamiliar with but if I were to guess they would be Indo and or Asian Trinis.It is common knowledge that the mass Carnival faces and the mass Criminals faces which are the bane of the negatives are overwhelmingly AfroTrinis.