Deportation from St. Vincent was ordered for three men from Grenada who were accused of being involved in the disappearance of a U.S. couple whose catamaran was abducted.
The three men—a 30-year-old sailor named Ron Mitchell, a 25-year-old farmer named Abita Stanislaus, and a 19-year-old jobless guy named Trevon Robertson—had entered guilty pleas to immigration-related crimes in a St. Vincent, Eastern Caribbean court.
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Their return to their home country is mandated by Senior Magistrate Colin John “as soon as practicable.”
Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel were on board the catamaran when the guys, who are accused of hijacking it, escaped from a police holding cell in Grenada on February 18.
The accused proceeded to St. Vincent where they were apprehended on February 21. Police have stated that they think the couple was thrown overboard. They have not yet been charged.
Authorities report that violence was seen on the couple’s abandoned yacht near St. Vincent, where the inquiry is still underway.
Hendry and Brandel were referred to by the charity Salty Dawg Sailing Association as “veteran cruisers” who took part in the Caribbean Rally from Hampton, Virginia, to Antigua last year and intended to spend the winter sailing in the eastern Caribbean.
