Danny Dennevil, 34, of Tortola, British Virgin Islands, will remain in federal custody pending trial on charges related to a human smuggling operation. On September 26, 2024, Dennevil was charged with illegally bringing aliens to the United States and failure to heave to law enforcement, United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced.
According to court documents, on Sept. 25 at approximately 7 p.m., Customs
and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations and United States Coast Guard officers
intercepted a vessel crossing the international border from the BVI into United States territory. The unlit vessel, operated by Dennevil, traveled from Tortola, BVI, to Leinster Bay, St. John, where it offloaded two individuals on the beach. Dennevil immediately departed Leinster Bay and headed back towards Tortola. Officers were forced to disable Dennevil’s vessel after he refused to comply with orders to stop the vessel. Thereafter, officers detained Dennevil and two Dominican Republic nationals who were found on the Leinster Bay trail. Dennevil later admitted to the officers that he smuggled the two Dominican nationals from Tortola to St. John, knowing that it was illegal for him to do so. United States Magistrate Allan Teague detained Dennevil and the two Dominican nationals following today’s detention hearing.
