Roll of Honor
Randy Arnaldo Stephens
Incident
Deputy Marshal Randy Stephens was killed after being shot while on a stakeout assignment. During the stakeout, the suspect was spotted and a foot chase ensued. He and three other marshals, who were all in plain clothes, were chasing the suspect when Marshal Stephens was shot by an off duty officer who mistook him for an armed offender. The round struck him in the lower body, causing major bleeding. Marshal Stephens had served with the Virgin Islands Marshal Division for 14 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and six children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Marshal III Stephens gave the Virgin Islands Office of the Superior Court Marshal 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Thomas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Marshal III Stephens.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Marshal III Randy Arnaldo Stephens is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In STI, 6 of 16 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.5% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Randy Arnaldo Stephens's cause is highlighted.
How Randy Arnaldo Stephens Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Randy Arnaldo Stephens is highlighted in Feb.