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Peter’s Rest Man Heads Up Group of 3 Arrested Under ‘Lock Them Up’ Sweep Today

Peter's Rest Man Heads Up Group of 3 Arrested Under 'Lock Them Up' Sweep Today

OPERATION 'LOCK THEM UP' NETS THREE SUSPECTS IN UNRELATED CRIMINAL CASES ON ST. CROIX

CHRISTIANSTED — Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau and officers in the Special Operations Bureau conducted Operation “Lock Them Up” today executing arrest warrants on three St. Croix men in separate cases.

Rolando Gautier, 37, of Peter’s Rest was arrested at 5:18 a.m. today and charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, unauthorized possession of a firearm, discharging or aiming of a firearm, and possession of ammunition, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

VIPD mugshot of Rolando Gautier, 37, of Peter’s Rest on St. Croix.

Officers were dispatched to Gautier’s residence for a report of shots fired in the area on December 16, 2019. Further investigation by detectives led to a Superior Court bench warrant being issued for Gautier’s arrest. When the arrest warrant was executed, officers discovered two unlicensed firearms, adding charges to the arrest, according to the VIPD.

Other arrests effected under the VIPD’s “Lock Them Up” sweep today were:

VIPD mugshhot of Heriberto Ramos, 30, of Estate Castle Burke on St. Croix.
VIPD mugshot of Nazari J. Hazel, 20, of Estate Grove Place on St. Croix.

Bail for Gautier was set at $25,000, bail for Ramos was set at $30,000. Bail for Hazel was set at $25,000. Ramos was not eligible for bail under the territory’s domestic violence statutes.

Unable to post bail, each man was remanded to the custody of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections (BOC) pending advice-of-rights hearings.

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