After a one day trial, a federal jury on Monday found Rehelio Trant, 39, of St. Thomas, guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, U.S. Gretchen C. F. Shappert announced.
Trant faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 16.
According to the evidence presented at trial, on Oct. 16, the V.I.. Police Department received a report from an individual that Trant brandished a firearm after a verbal confrontation with the individual adjacent to a local business. Trant had a prior conviction for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year and firearms are not manufactured in the Virgin Islands.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the VIPD. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sigrid M. Tejo-Sprotte.