On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) conducted a
comprehensive operation, which included personnel from the Special Operations Team, Major
Crimes Unit (MCU), Traffic Enforcement Team (TET), Special Services Unit North (SSU), Criminal
Investigations Department (CID), Vulnerable Persons Team (VPT) and Bicycle Unit (BPU) Castries.
This operation led to the arrests of three suspects regarding offences of: Murder, Using Firearm
with Intent and Assault with Firearm.
The following individuals were arrested and subsequently charged for the respective offences:
- Thirty-three-year-old (33) MacGyver Garvin Jn. Louis of Fond Le Grande, Castries was
arrested and formally charged by the Major Crimes Unit, for the Murder of thirty-two-year-
old (32) Darrel Craig Deterville alias “Darwo” of Pavee, Castries. Darrel Deterville’s body
was discovered in a vehicle parked along Nelson Mandela Drive, Vigie Castries, on
Tuesday, April 9, 2024. MacGyver Jn Louis was remanded following a bail application
before the court. - Thirty-year-old (30) Chrisman Lance John of Bois Patat, Castries was arrested and formally
charged by the CID in Castries, for the offence of Using Firearm Intent. This charged
emanated from a shooting which occurred on Friday, May 31, 2024, at Bois Patat, Castries.
Chrisman John is currently awaiting a bail hearing. - Twenty-two-year-old (22) Cijay Charles of Bexon, Castries was formally arrested and
charged for the offence of Unlawful Assault with a Firearm by the CID in Castries. This
charge stemmed from an investigation into an assault which occurred Sunday, May 12,
2024, at Bexon, Castries. Following his bail application, the First District Court granted
Cijay Charles bail in the sum of twenty-thousand dollars (XCD20,000.00) cash, suitable
surety, or land documents.
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