Homeless Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Watergut Shanty Shooting

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CHRISTIANSTED — The VIPD Special Operations Bureau served an arrest warrant on a homeless man and charged him with attempted murder and illegal gun possession in connection to a shooting in Watergut nearly two months ago.

Curtis Williams, 32 of no fixed address, was arrested at 3:19 p.m. Wednesday and charged with attempted murder, unauthorized possession of a firearm and unauthorized possession of ammunition, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

“Williams is accused of shooting an adult male near the Watergut Shanty on August 22, causing life-threatening injuries,” VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said.

The crime scene at Watergut on August 22, 2021

Bail for Williams was set at $250,000. Unable to post bail, he was remanded to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections pending an advice-of-rights hearing.

All individuals listed as arrested or charged with a crime in this report are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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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.