ST. THOMAS — VIPD officers here arrested three men on Sunday for unauthorized possession of firearm, after partygoers attending a nightclub event heard gunfire coming from a vehicle in the area, Sakeeda Freeman, the force’s media specialist announced today.
According to Ms. Freeman, citing a preliminary police report, on Sunday at about 8:15 a.m., officers arrested Lyn Fredericks Jr., 33, of Estate Nadir, Tyler LaBarrie, 26, of Bovoni, and Jonaki Hazel, 20, of Estate Nadir.
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The report states that at approximately 3:00 a.m., on Sunday, the 911 emergency call center received a report of gunfire having been discharged in the vicinity of the Krush Night Club located in Subbase. According to several witnesses in the area, the shots were being fired from a dark-colored vehicle that traveled eastward on Veterans Drive.
Shortly after, the same vehicle was involved in a one-vehicle accident on Veteran’s Drive in the vicinity of Pump House. Arriving officers observed two men standing outside the vehicle while the third defendant exited the transport and was seen throwing firearms into the bushes while attempting to flee the scene in the presence of an officer.
Several shell casings were discovered in the alley between the Krush Night Club and Pueblo Supermarket of Subbase, matching the firearms found in the bushes near the Defendants vehicle when the accident occurred, according to the report.
The men, unable to make bail of $25,000 each, were remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending their advise-of-rights hearing.
Mugshots provided by the VIPD.
Tags: arrests, st thomas, unauthorized possession of firearm
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