Avondale George Jr. and Enock Justin Cole, both 18 years old, were rearrested as adults Monday on a Superior Court warrant charging them as adults with a string of offenses including first-degree murder, the V.I. Police Department reported.
According to police, George and Cole had been arrested as minors for the alleged murder of Augustus Banis in Estate Grove Place. Both are now being held on bail of $1 million each and were remanded back to the Golden Grove Detention Facility.
The police urged anyone with information about this or other crimes to call the Criminal Investigation Bureau on St. Croix at 340-778-2211, on St. Thomas at 340-774-2211, or the anonymous tip service, Crimes Stoppers VI, at -800-222-8477.