With only a day left in his term, Gov. Kenneth Mapp commuted Roy Toussaint’s life sentence for a first-degree murder conviction in 1982.
Toussaint, age 67, has been in prison for more than 36 years, or almost half his life. Details of the crime and Toussaint’s victims were not readily available in court documents online or elsewhere online, due to the crime occurring before the age of the internet.
Mapp’s commutation cites Toussaint’ age, remorse and says he is “demonstrating by the conduct of his life that he is rehabilitated and have learned from his mistakes,” among other factors. It says Toussaint was sentenced to life for first degree murder in the first degree and 50 years for second degree murder.
Toussaint is to be deported after his release.
Mapp also commuted the sentence of Ricardo Mitchell for convictions in 2011 resulting from police finding Mitchell in Hospital Ground on St. Thomas with an unregistered firearm with an obliterated serial number. Mapp’s commutation says Mitchell was serving a life sentence. U.S. District Court documents online indicate Mitchell was serving a 15 year sentence without possibility of parole.
Mapp also pardoned Timythie Q. Charles, for a 2012 firearms conviction. Charles served one year in prison after being arrested in the Tutu Highrise neighborhood with an unregistered firearm with an obliterated serial number. Charles served his time and has not reoffended, according to Government House. The pardon clears his record of the criminal offense.
