{"id":27112,"date":"2015-08-18T20:45:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T20:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=27112"},"modified":"2015-08-18T20:45:10","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T20:45:10","slug":"man-charged-in-district-court-with-firearm-offenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=27112","title":{"rendered":"Man Charged In District Court With Firearm Offenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; Tashimo Scatliffe, 33, made his initial appearance in District Court\u00a0Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged with two counts of possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, possession of an unlicensed firearm and reckless endangerment, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.<\/p>\n<p>Scatliffe is in custody pending a\u00a0detention hearing scheduled for August 20, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>According to the indictment, which was filed August 6, 2015 in District Court on St. Thomas,\u00a0Scatliffe was found in possession of a firearm and ammunition after he was convicted in the Superior\u00a0Court of first-degree assault-larceny.<\/p>\n<p>Scatliffe is charged with violations of both federal and Virgin Islands law. For the federal\u00a0charges, the maximum sentence for possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number is\u00a0five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. For possession of a firearm by a convicted felon or possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, the maximum sentence is 10 years in prison and a\u00a0$250,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>Under Virgin Islands law, the maximum sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. For possession of an unlicensed firearm, the maximum\u00a0sentence is five years in prison and a $15,000 fine; for reckless endangerment, the maximum sentence is\u00a0five years in prison. For possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, there is a minimum\u00a0mandatory sentence of 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>United States Attorney Sharpe reminds the public that an indictment is merely a formal charging\u00a0document and is not evidence of guilt. Every defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven\u00a0guilty.<\/p>\n<p>This case is the result of a joint investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and\u00a0Explosives and the Virgin Islands Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States\u00a0Attorney Sigrid M. Tejo-Sprotte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. 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