A man on St. Thomas was pulled over for running a red light and was arrested for illegal firearm possession Friday, the V.I. Police Department reported.
At approximately 9:11 p.m., Special Operations Bureau officers were on patrol on Edward Wilmont Blyden Drive in a marked police vehicle when they observed a black Acura TSX driving directly in front of them, disregarding a red light, according to the police report.
Officers initiated a traffic stop and while approaching the vehicle detected a strong odor of
marijuana emanating from the vehicle. Officers then initiated a search of Amoy Pickering’s vehicle for any further contraband and located a firearm underneath the driver’s seat, the police report stated.
Pickering, 28, did not have a license to possess the firearm and was then read his
rights and placed under arrest. He was charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of illegal ammunition. Pickering was unable to post bail at $75,000 and he was transferred to the Bureau of Corrections, pending his advice of rights hearing, the report stated.