CONVICTED CALIFORNIA SEX OFFENDER LIVED IN ST. THOMAS FOR SIX MONTHS WITHOUT REGISTERING, POLICE SAYCONVICTED CALIFORNIA SEX OFFENDER LIVED IN ST. THOMAS FOR SIX MONTHS WITHOUT REGISTERING, POLICE SAYBy: Virgin Islands Free Press News DeskSuspect Intercepted at Cyril E. King AirportA convicted California sex offender was intercepted by federal authorities at the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas as he attempted to board a flight back to the mainland after living in the territory undetected for six months, court records show. Kenneth Earl Burford, 75, was arrested on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, and charged with failure to register as a sex offender under Virgin Islands law. 1987 Oral Copulation ConvictionUnder Virgin Islands Code (14 V.I.C. Because Burford was over the age of 21 at the time of the offense, he remains subject to lifetime sex offender registration requirements. Facing Felony ChargesBurford has been formally charged in the St. Thomas-St. John District under case number ST-2026-CR-00196 with failure to register as a sex offender (14 V.I.C.