Puerto Rico arrest order against power company CEO in limbo

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An arrest warrant issued against the CEO of Luma Energy, the company that operates transmission and distribution of power in Puerto Rico, was in limbo late Wednesday amid accusations he did not submit documents sought by legislators.

A judge initially ordered the arrest of CEO Wayne Stensby on Wednesday morning because even though he had turned over a majority of documents that the island’s House of Representatives demanded, two requests were still pending. Shortly after the order was issued, Luma submitted additional documents, although it was still not clear whether they contained all the information sought.

As a result, Judge Anthony Cuevas Ramos suspended but did not revoke the arrest order as legislators met with the company’s attorneys to go over the newly released documents.

Luma had requested more time to turn over the documents, including receipts filed by employees, consultants and contractors and all communications between Stensby and any Puerto Rico government official, including text messages and emails.