John McCarthy
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A teenage passenger riding in a car without a license plate on Main Street in St. Thomas was arrested on gun and ammunition charges Friday.
Robert Guerrero, 18, was arrested and charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
The charges stem from an incident that occurred on Friday, January 9, 2026, when Special Operations Bureau officers observed a Honda Civic traveling westbound on Dronningens Gade (Main Street) without a license plate affixed to the front bumper of the vehicle, according to the VIPD.
Officers initiated a stop of the vehicle. When officers approached the vehicle, they immediately detected the odor of marijuana., police said.
The occupants of the vehicle were ordered to step out of the vehicle, and the driver was informed that the vehicle would be searched, according to police.
“While searching the vehicle, officers located a firearm in a bag. Robert Guerrero, who was a passenger in the vehicle claimed ownership of the bag,” VIPD spokeswoman Kishma Chichester said.
Guerrero, was advised of his Miranda Rights, taken into official custody, booked and processed.
His bail was set at $75,000.00. Unable to post bail, he was transferred to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections at the St. Thomas jail.
Guerrero is scheduled for an advice-of-rights hearing at the Superior Court in Charlotte Amalie.
