A Superior Court judge issued a warrant Wednesday for Bobbe Lee Parker, the man accused of drunkenly killing a woman in a horrific car crash, according to the Virgin Islands Justice Department. Also on Wednesday, Attorney General Gordon Rhea announced the arrest of Isaac Gregory Encarnacion, a St. Croix man accused of sex crimes against a child in Virginia.
The warrant for Parker’s arrest came after he missed a second hearing on negligent homicide, involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, drunk driving, driving without a license, and seat belt charges.
Parker was highly intoxicated when he drove a speeding Nissan Rogue into a parked truck and a Christiansted cemetery wall around 1 a.m. Aug. 30, 2024, according to court records. The crash killed his passenger, 39-year-old Shannon Renee Gray, and broke Parker’s leg. Parker, who has also lived in Arkansas, Connecticut, and Florida, was allowed to travel in December to his family’s home in Okeechobee, Florida, to heal.
The Justice Department said Parker was considered a fugitive and Virgin Islands law enforcement was working with mainland counterparts to apprehend him.
In January, Virginia authorities contacted Virgin Islands law enforcement on a tip that the fugitive Isaac Encarnacion, 28, was in the territory. Encarnacion had allegedly fled Mathews County, Virginia, where he was wanted on 14 charges of forcible sodomy of a child under the age of 13, abduction with intent to defile, child cruelty and sexual battery, and other offenses. The alleged victim was a family member.
Police spotted Encarnacion Feb. 11 at the home he shared with his wife and child at Sierra Verde in Christiansted, authorities said. Police arrested him without incident on East End Road a short time later.
Despite his fugitive status in Virginia and the violent nature of his alleged crimes, Encarnacion was allowed bail and walked out of St. Croix Superior Court Feb. 14. He was confined to house arrest, according to court records, but not required to wear an electronic monitor.
Encarnacion did not fight extradition and awaits transport to Virginia as of Wednesday, the Justice Department said.
Rhea praised law enforcement’s efforts.
“Encarnacion’s arrest is a testament to our ongoing efforts to protect the community and uphold the rule of law,” he said in a written statement.
