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Early Morning Traffic Stop on Queen Mary Highway Yields Unlicensed ‘Ghost Gun’ and Beretta; Two Men Remanded on $50,000 Bail
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Virgin Islands Free Press
Traffic Stop on Queen Mary Highway Yields Unlicensed ‘Ghost Gun’ and Beretta; Two Men Remanded on $50,000 BailTraffic Stop on Queen Mary Highway Yields Unlicensed ‘Ghost Gun’ and Beretta; Two Men Remanded on $50,000 BailBy JOHN McCARTHY / V.I.
Free Press News ReporterST. CROIX — A routine traffic stop conducted in the early morning hours Saturday on Queen Mary Highway led to the recovery of two loaded, unlicensed handguns—including an un-serialized “Ghost Gun” with an extended magazine—and the arrests of two St. Croix men.
High-Speed Overtaking Triggers StopThe incident began at approximately 1:53 a.m. Saturday, July 25, when a VIPD officer on patrol observed a silver 2001 Toyota 4Runner traveling near the Hermon Hill entrance on Queen Mary Highway.
Officers noted the SUV negligently overtook another vehicle and crossed over solid double yellow centerlines, prompting an immediate traffic stop.
Unable to post bond, Poree and Burke were remanded to the John A.