John McCarthy
CHRISTIANSTED — An “armed and dangerous” person of interest in a Saturday morning shooting murder has been taken into custody without incident, authorities said.
Edward “Eggnog” Paul, 42, was arrested at his home in Tulipan Welcome by the the VIPD’s Major Crime Unit team about 2:48 p.m. Sunday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
Paul was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, third-degree assault, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition, first-degree reckless endangerment and aiming and discharging a firearm according to the VIPD.
No bail was set for Paul He was transported to the Golden Grove Detention Center and remanded to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections.
Paul was wanted for questioning in the killing of 37-year-old Carlos “Choco” Diaz outside Anna’s Bar in La Grande Princesse early Saturday morning.
