Suspect in Americans' Caribbean yacht hijacking shot during arrest, 2 others found hiding: reports

 One of the Caribbean prison escapees accused of hijacking a retired American couple's yacht was shot during his arrest on the island of St. Vincent, and the other two hid in the bushes, according to local reports.

Details emerged during Monday's court appearance, when the judge ordered the three suspects – Ron Mitchell, 30, Trayvon Robertson, 19, and Abita Stanislaus, 25 – deported back to Grenada “as soon as possible”.

According to Searchlight and other local outlets, Robertson was shot by police after allegedly trying to grab an officer's gun.

He denied those charges, reportedly telling the judge, "I would never have wrestled with an officer. The officers would have thrown me to the ground and shot me in the leg, you understand? I would never have fought without the police." "K doesn't wrestle, do you understand?"

The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, which made the arrest, did not respond to calls and emails from Fox News Digital seeking comment.

The Royal Grenada Police Force said they were still investigating the details of the incident and were waiting for the suspects to return to the island.

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According to a report by Searchlight, the other two suspects were found hiding in bushes in Spring Village and were taken into custody without incident.

The three men are accused of escaping from Grenada prison, commandeering a yacht owned by Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandell – a retired couple from Virginia – and dumping them overboard as they fled towards the island of St. Vincent, about 70 miles away. away.

Watch video of arrest

A man is seen in the video covered in blood and in handcuffs while an officer throws him into the back of a police truck.

The video was shared with Fox News Digital by Mike Hutchinson, a 15-year veteran journalist in Grenada, and the Royal Grenada Police Force confirmed that the suspect seen in the footage is linked to the hijacked ship.

The 'Royal Family' of the Haitian gang that kidnapped American missionaries was removed by the federal government after the new gang leader 'Barbeque' came to power.

The prison escapees have not been charged in the hijacking of the American yacht or the pair's presumed deaths.

The yacht, which was found in tatters and bloodied, was parked at Grenada's Grand Anse Beach, a popular tourist destination from where the pair had set sail.

Their bodies have still not been found, and jurisdictional issues are still being resolved, according to the Royal Grenada Police Force, which states that it is unclear whether the crimes were committed in Grenadian waters or St. Vincent waters.

According to police, all three suspects pleaded guilty to immigration-related charges in a court in St. Vincent and are expected to arrive in Grenada this week.

Couple's sons say their parents 'lived life to the fullest'

The Caribbean islands are tourist hotspots, with 221,000 visitors in 2022 according to Statista, and attract avid sailors like Brandel and Hendry.

Their sons Nick Burrows and Brian Hendry have said in previous interviews that the Virginia couple sold most of their property to make ends meet after retiring.

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"Ralph and Kathy lived a life most of us can only dream about," Burrow and Brian Hendry said in a heartfelt message released to news outlets last week.

They set sail from the East Coast of the United States on their yacht – called "Simplicity" – and "made friends with everyone they encountered, singing, dancing and laughing with friends and family."

"That's who Ralph and Kathy were and that's how they will be remembered in our hearts," he said. “We live in a world that can sometimes be cruel, but it is also a world of profound beauty, wonder, adventure, love, compassion, caring and trust.

“Our parents embodied all those values and more.”

Authorities have had no updates on how the prisoners escaped or an internal investigation into the criminal investigation.

However, once these issues were resolved, Burrow and Brian Hendry's message focused on their parents.

He said, "So many people have reached out with love and encouragement, sharing stories and anecdotes of their memories of Ralph and Kathy, and those are the stories we want them to remember."

"Although the end of his life may have been dark, he brought light and that light will never be extinguished in the hearts and minds of those who knew him so deeply, loved him and cared for him so deeply."