On June 18, 2026, the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda’s Office of Strategic Communications issued an official public statement detailing the arrest and prosecution of a 21-year-old Nut Grove resident on a slate of criminal charges tied to a violent theft incident.
Authorities confirm that Dejontè Buckley faces four separate offences: larceny, assault and battery, use of threatening language, and possession of an imitation firearm. The charges originate from an incident that unfolded two days prior, on June 16, in the Cashew Hill area of the country.
According to police investigative accounts, Buckley is alleged to have unlawfully entered an unoccupied vehicle registered to a Cassada Gardens resident. During the incursion, he stole a collection of personal property collectively valued at roughly 3,716 Eastern Caribbean dollars. The stolen items included two separate wallets, a sum of cash, a white AirPods carrying case, multiple forms of personal identification, bank payment cards, and a range of other critical personal documents.
Following an immediate manhunt launched after the incident was reported, law enforcement officers successfully took Buckley into custody. A search of the suspect’s person and surrounding area recovered multiple pieces of evidence linked to the alleged crime, including a ski mask commonly used to conceal a perpetrator’s identity and the imitation firearm Buckley is accused of possessing during the offence.
In conjunction with announcing the charges, the Antigua and Barbuda Royal Police Force issued a public safety advisory to all local residents. The advisory stressed the importance of consistently locking and securing personal motor vehicles, and strongly discouraged leaving valuables of any kind stored and unattended inside vehicles, a practice that creates easy targets for opportunistic thieves.
As the investigative process around the incident remains active, police are calling on any member of the public who holds additional information that could advance the case to come forward immediately. Tips can be submitted to the official Criminal Investigations Department via phone at 462-3913 or 462-3914, to staff at the Grays Farm Police Station in person or via phone, or anonymously through the regional Crimestoppers hotline at 800-TIPS (8477). As of the publication of this media release, no further updates on court scheduling or additional details of the incident have been released to the public.