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Three arrested in USVI following reckless shooting & accident

From left: Jonaki Hazel, Lyn Fredericks Jr and Tyler LaBarrie. Photo: VIPD
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) officers arrested three men in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands on Sunday November 22, 2015 for unauthorised 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 on Monday November 23, 2015.

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.

The report states that at approximately 3am on Sunday, the 911 emergency call centre 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 travelled 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.

27 Responses to “Three arrested in USVI following reckless shooting & accident”

  • ---------------- (24/11/2015, 16:14) Like (4) Dislike (8) Reply
    and those guns will end up in the BVI
    • Implications (25/11/2015, 04:50) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
      What are you implying .. The VIPD have the weapons supposedly used in the crime... Are you suggesting those same weapons will end up in the BVI ?
  • lost um in jail (24/11/2015, 16:25) Like (5) Dislike (4) Reply
    3 musketeers
  • Why (24/11/2015, 16:39) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    Why them youths putting their love one through hell..
  • The Real Madrid (24/11/2015, 16:42) Like (7) Dislike (36) Reply
    BVI going soon pass the USVI in crime you watch
    • Queen Mary (24/11/2015, 23:41) Like (0) Dislike (32) Reply
      the BVI has already pass St. thomas and St. Croix in crime many moons ago wake up Tola
      • Crazypeople (25/11/2015, 06:51) Like (40) Dislike (0) Reply
        The bvi with one murder for the year compare to numerous drive by's and executions style murders car burning body even bodies in house burning after being filled with wholes former senator son head blown off in the open street don't never compare we to them u must be crazy
        • Mehson (25/11/2015, 08:54) Like (12) Dislike (0) Reply
          you ain lie.. if these ppl here think crime in the BVI bad, send them cruz or Stt for a joke u walking in broad day light an shots goin off or u walking in town an u witnessing a police chase. rock city ain done tell ayu that USVI ain no joke? Ha, they goin wish they was living tola still. them USVI ppl dont care who see them do what and they dont care if they go jail. half the time they does be high on crack doin them stuff. The BVI getting worse but we blessed not to b in places that have it way worse than us but still, DO BETTER BVI
    • for real (27/11/2015, 08:34) Like (0) Dislike (2) Reply
      I telling you it going to happen slowly but surley
    • Stern rebuke (02/12/2015, 18:49) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      You are severely rebuked....silly....
  • @ The Real Madrid (24/11/2015, 16:58) Like (49) Dislike (1) Reply
    I rebuke that in the name of Jesus!!!! Let us pray to God for guidance and protection for our young men.
    Not just spewing out negativity in the atmosphere PRAYER changes things.
    • farmer brown (24/11/2015, 23:33) Like (1) Dislike (26) Reply

      hush your r@$$ and stop taking the lord name in vain your devil!!!!

  • Liat 521 (24/11/2015, 17:19) Like (18) Dislike (5) Reply
    They could be in the ugly man contest i see on anorher site
  • Kingme (24/11/2015, 20:09) Like (27) Dislike (8) Reply
    Blame ndp
  • VIlander (24/11/2015, 21:18) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    Three blind mice,clowns,cowards before we try to advance our selves as people of Africandesent just been pu.k thinking your the man Educate your self ask HIM guidance and help make the world a better place for your children
  • one eye (24/11/2015, 23:34) Like (4) Dislike (9) Reply
    like the BVI there are no jobs for the youths and that is a fact!
  • Bun weed (25/11/2015, 08:47) Like (14) Dislike (6) Reply
    All the young men in the Caribbean now want to do is burn weed 24/7.

    They don't want jobs!!!!
  • Yes (25/11/2015, 08:59) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    Wow! LOL! HOW RETARDED MUST YOU BE! I read this story right ?! POINTLESS, WECKLESS, and once again; RETARDED! I could tell ya!
  • S.R. (25/11/2015, 09:26) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    I say outlaw guns and only criminals/always criminals will have guns. Proves true once again. Continues to prove true in BVI also. How about Paris as well??
  • What? (25/11/2015, 13:52) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    but these guys look so innocent
  • Yes (26/11/2015, 01:53) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Who to blame.. NDP or VIP..???
    Everybody looking somebody to blame...
  • Jill (27/11/2015, 18:03) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    They smoke too much Ganga do their brains are impaired. No legalization of this stuff it turns people into pit bulls


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