{"id":56097,"date":"2017-08-28T12:53:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T12:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=56097"},"modified":"2017-08-28T12:53:27","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T12:53:27","slug":"minor-among-three-arrested-on-st-thomas-for-unauthorized-gun-possession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=56097","title":{"rendered":"Minor Among Three Arrested On St. Thomas For Unauthorized Gun Possession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; Three male individuals, among them a minor, were arrested on Friday after being found to be in possession of an unlicensed firearm and accessories thereof, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr. Dratte,\u00a0at around 12:00 a.m. Friday, patrol officers were dispatched to a vehicle traveling eastward on Alton Adams Drive, with a few male individuals in the vehicle believed to be in possession of a firearm.\u00a0The patrol officers later came in contact with the vehicle on the Donoe Bypass and stopped it to conduct a search.<\/p>\n<p>During the search, officers discovered a holster in plain view in the right, front passenger-side door panel, a magazine clip in the dashboard and a firearm under the driver&#8217;s side front seat, according to Mr. Dratte.<\/p>\n<p>The three males &#8212;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Kennedy-Pascal-.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">27-year-old Kennedy Pascal,<\/span><\/a> above left, <a href=\"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tyshaun-Leerdam-.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">24-year-old Tyshaun Leedam,<\/span><\/a> above right, and a minor &#8212; were then taken into custody and charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and constructive possession of a firearm. They were remanded to Bureau of Corrections Detention Center pending their advisement hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Dratte said the\u00a0case was under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Bureau. Persons with information regarding this incident are asked to contact the V.I.P.D.&#8217;s investigation bureau at 340-774-2211 . You may also contact Crime Stoppers USVI with your anonymous tip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.p3tips.com\/TipForm.aspx?ID=737&amp;DSID=737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; Three male individuals, among them a minor, were arrested on Friday after being found to be in possession of an unlicensed firearm and accessories thereof, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Saturday. According to Mr. Dratte,\u00a0at around 12:00 a.m. Friday, patrol officers were dispatched to a vehicle traveling eastward on Alton [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":56100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4400,147],"tags":[2775,7355,380,7354],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Minor Among Three Arrested On St. Thomas For Unauthorized Gun Possession - V.I. 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