CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 22-year-old St. Thomas man was arrested Friday on a warrant issued by a Superior Court judge in connection with a shooting last month in Four Winds Plaza.
T’Quan Registe of Charlotte Amalie East, was arrested at 1:45 p.m. Friday and charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of an unlicensed firearm within 1,000 feet of a school and unauthorized possession of ammunition, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
Police said he was observed on video surveillance discharging a firearm in the Four Winds Plaza area of Anna’s Retreat on October 24, killing 29-year-old Joseph Andrews.
According to a statement, St. Thomas-St. John Police Chief Steven Phillip acknowledged the work of detectives, led by Lt. Shelly-Ann Cannonier, in securing the warrant for Registe’s arrest.
“Our detectives are still hard at work on this case, working to bring all the suspects to justice,” Phillip said.
Registe, of Oswald Harris Court, was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections, unable to post bail set at $50,000. An advice-of- rights hearing is pending.
Phillip urged members of the community who have information regarding this incident to assist police by calling 911, the Criminal Investigation Bureau at (340) 714-9830, or Crime Stoppers USVI at 1(800) 222-8477.