A St. Croix man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after authorities say he threatened U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers during an airport inspection last year.
According to U.S. Attorney Adam F. Sleeper, Jamoi Weekes, 31, was sentenced last week by Senior District Judge Wilma A. Lewis to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, 20 hours of community service, and a $1,000 fine after pleading guilty to influencing federal officers by threats.
Court documents show that on Aug. 31, 2024, Weekes arrived at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport intending to board a flight to San Juan when a Customs and Border Protection officer referred him to secondary inspection. There, officers asked him to complete a customs declaration form. Weekes refused, ripped up the form, and became increasingly agitated, yelling at the officers and demanding to know whether they had a warrant for his arrest.
Federal prosecutors said the situation escalated when Weekes threatened to assault and kill the CBP officers. He was denied boarding and ordered to leave the secondary inspection area. Although he complied initially, Weekes remained inside the airport, sitting on a bench near an airline check-in counter.
When the CBP officers later exited the terminal at the end of their shift, Weekes followed them into the parking lot and challenged one to a fight, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rhonda Williams-Henry prosecuted the case.