CHRISTIANSTED — Police arrested an Estate Richmond man this morning and charged him with the murder of a St. Croix man last month.
Augustus A. “Gus” Martin, 19, of John F. Kennedy Terrace was arrested about 10:45 a.m. today and charged with first-degree murder, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
Martin was arrested on a Superior Court bench warrant in connection to the homicide of Jeremie Ed St. Rose on November 10, according to the VIPD.
Bail for Martin was set at $1,000,000. Unable to post bail, he was remanded to the custody of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections (BOC) pending an advice-of-rights hearing.
Martin said on social media that he resides in Miami Gardens, Florida. He said he attended St. Croix Central High School in Kingshill.
This case is currently under active investigation.
If anyone has any information on this matter, please call 911, the Crime TipLine at (340) 778-4950, or Crime Stoppers USVI at 1(800) 222-8477.
