A man accused of stabbing an adult male multiple times in November 2024 has been extradited to St. Croix and charged in Superior Court, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
Juan Gabriel Cintron Rodriguez was arrested Tuesday after being returned to the island from Puerto Rico, where he had fled following the incident, according to the police report.
Police said that on Nov. 16, 2024, at approximately 8:47 p.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to Juan F. Luis Hospital in reference to an assault. Officers made contact with the victim, who reported he had been stabbed several times by the suspect, the police report stated.
The case was assigned to a detective with the Major Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigation Bureau. Investigators identified Cintron Rodriguez as the suspect but said he had already left the island and his whereabouts were unknown, the report stated.
An arrest warrant was obtained Dec. 22, 2025, from Superior Court and entered into the National Crime Information Center system, police said.
On Jan. 18, 2026, Cintron Rodriguez was apprehended in Patillas, Puerto Rico, by the Puerto Rico Police Department. He waived extradition Jan. 22 and was returned to St. Croix on Feb. 17 with assistance from HIDTA personnel, the report stated.
Cintron Rodriguez was charged with attempted murder first degree, assault first degree, assault third degree and carrying a dangerous weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Bail was set at $100,000, and he was unable to post bail, police said.
He was remanded to the John Bell Adult Correctional Facility pending advice of rights scheduled for Wednesday in Superior Court.
