Man Arrested For Possession Of Illegal Firearm On St. Croix Today

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FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a St. Croix man was arrested on an illegal gun charge today.

Aliek Jacob Hatchett, who was arrested today and charged with carrying a weapon openly or concealed, VIPD Communications Director Glen Dratte said.

Detective Leon Cruz of the VIPD made the arrest of Hatchett today, according to Dratte.

No further information was currently available about this pending criminal matter.

VIPD mugshot of Aliek Jacob Hatchett on St. Croix.

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.

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