We just learned that two of our three attackers who were taken on Thursday to Guadeloupe have been sentenced. The ringleader got 3 years and the other man received 2 years. No word yet on number 3.
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Good evening to all. We just returned from about three hours with the Gendarmerie in Marigot. The main suspect who attacked us is being flown to Guadeloupe tomorrow for a Friday afternoon hearing. The Gendarmerie have been right on top of everything and I can't say enough about how well they have dealt with this situation. And, again, the locals we have been seeing are all so interested in o
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The gendarmerie have been absolutely great to deal with. They seem very intent on trying to prevent incidents like ours from happening. I have to return to Kentucky tomorrow and I am glad I have been here long enough to help with the identification. I have a feeling that these guys may be in "Azkaban" for a long, long time. And I am not in Mexico. I am sitting on my balcony on top of th
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We just returned from identifying the second of our three attackers at the Gendarmerie office in Marigot. One more to go!!
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Good morning. I was urged to put this information on here by another reader. I am one of the men who were savagely mugged and robbed last Wednesday evening leaving the Mini Club after dinner. Three men attacked the three of us and two of us had to be hospitalized with our injuries. The gendarmerie and the tourism office are working very diligently to try to find our attackers and this all happene
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