Man Jailed For Firing Shots Into Air Near St. Thomas Night Club

ST. THOMAS — A man who decided to carelessly and without reason fire gunshots into the air near a St. Thomas strip club, was arrested and charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, according to Kevin Jackson, VIPD’s Public Information Officer.

Jackson said at about 4:59 a.m on Sunday, an officer on routine patrol observed a man discharging gunshots into the air at the intersection of Kronprindsens and General Gade, while standing in front of a silver, four-door sedan.

While the shots were being fired, patrons and employees of the nearby Club 75 hastily ran upstairs the building to take cover. They also called for police assistance.

Upon arrival on the scene, officers searched the suspect for the weapon but could not find it on his body. However, a subsequent search of the surrounding area yielded the unlicensed firearm, which the suspect admitted belonged to him after a witness positively identified him as the person who had fired the shots into the air.

The suspect has been identified as Miguel Alejandro Rosario of Contant. He was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections for his advise-of-rights hearing after failing to make bail of $85,000.