Police found two men stripped and bound in separate incidents on Little St. James Island in recent weeks, both allegedly at or near the former island home of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein without permission, according to court records posted Monday.
Longtime Epstein property manager Ann Rodriquez was charged with kidnapping, assault and destruction of property for allegedly aggressively boating after two men on jet skis, forcing one man to strip and be hog-tied at gunpoint.
Agents from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Virgin Islands Police Department descended on the island March 1 when the man’s brother fled on a Jet Ski to alert authorities.
The brothers were attempting to film a documentary about the island when Rodriquez and other men, not named in police reports, allegedly sped up. Rodriquez allegedly leveled a handgun at one man while shouting, “I will kill you,” according to court records. She allegedly ordered the man to swim to her boat, where he was made to kneel with his hands over his head. The other brother filmed part of the encounter and then, fearing he was next, sped away to summon police.
Authorities arrived to find the victim hog-tied naked in the back of the boat, according to court records.
Rodriquez had allegedly rifled the victim’s bag and thrown memory cards containing drone footage of the island into the sea. The handgun turned out to be a BB gun designed to look like a Glock 19, with no orange safety markings. Police found two more similar weapons on the island, according to court records.
Rodriquez, who identified herself as still the property manager of Little Saint James Island, now owned by billionaire investor Stephen Deckoff, told police uninvited visitors frequently approached the island to obtain social media content.
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