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.
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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