POLICE: St. Thomas’ C’Keem Lewis Arrested On Illegal Gun Possession Charges

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested on illegal gun possession charges on Wednesday evening.

On Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at approximately 6:00 p.m., units from the Criminal Investigation Bureau along with units from the Special Operations Bureau traveled to Contant Knolls, to execute a search warrant.

Upon the execution of the warrant, a firearm and numerous rounds of ammunition were found inside the residence, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

C’Keem Lewis, 24, was subsequently charged with constructive possession of a firearm and unauthorized possession of ammunition, according to the VIPD.

Unable to post the $25,000 bail, Lewis was processed and turned over to custody of the Bureau of Corrections, pending an advice-of-rights hearing.

John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.

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