American Fugitive Busted with Stash of Cash

[Linked Image] Thirty three year old US national William Russell Jewett is wanted in the United States for the crime of felony, weapon possession and fraud. But he was caught on Belize on Friday - and he was found with hundreds of thousands in US dollars. We are not sure just how long he's been wanted in the United States, but reliable information tells 7News is that a few days ago he came into Belize on this luxury sailboat named Latitude Adjustment and anchored the vessel at Cucumber Beach Marina at Old Belize on the Western Highway.

A police report states that just before 11 on Friday morning, one of their teams visited the location in search of William Russell Jewett Jr. The police officers boarded the vessel and conducted a search and they found a large quantity of cash in various currencies concealed behind a panel inside a closet in the boat's master bedroom.

[Linked Image] The stash comprised one hundred and twenty thousand US dollars, four thousand two hundred and eight euros, five thousand and twenty dollars in pesos, two hundred and twenty five quetzals and twenty three dollars and thirty seven cents in Belize currency.

Today thirty three year old William Russell Jewett Jr. was scheduled to appear in Magistrate's Court on the charge of money laundering but court reports are that when the accused showed up in court room number one, he was remanded back into police custody. Court reports are that something was defective with the body of the charge and therefore William Russell Jewett Jr. will now be arraigned in court on Tuesday morning. He is defended by attorneys Ellis Arnold and Dickie Bradley.

Police report is that following the conclusion of the money laundering case, William Russell Jewett Jr. will be expelled from Belize. More than likely he will leave by air instead of sea and what now becomes of the property of the Latitude Adjustment remains unknown. Unconfirmed reports are that the accused had travelled to Belize with his fiancée but that the couple had gotten in an argument and it is unclear whether she is still in the country.

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