Police have identified the body found Thursday at Tropaco Point on Hull Bay and have arrested two brothers in connection with the murder of Merlin E. Wescott of 9th Street, Estate Thomas #20.
At about 9:30 a.m. Thursday a security guard at Lockhart Garden reported finding a bed sheet soaked in blood, a baseball bat and a backpack with Wescott's identification in it near a garbage bin on 10th Street, police said.
At about 4 p.m. Thursday police found Wescott's body along with his vehicle at Tropaco Point.
Friday morning police arrested Jermaine Godeth, 19, of 9th Street, Estate Thomas #20, and his 15-year-old-brother charging them with first-degree murder and possession of a dangerous weapon during a crime of violence. The name of the minor was not released.
Wescott had been stabbed, his throat had been slit and he had been struck with a blunt object, according to a release from acting Chief of Police Jose A. Garcia Sr.
Both brothers struck Wescott in the head with a baseball bat, the release stated. When he fell to the ground, they stabbed him several times and slit his throat.
As reported earlier by Radio One, the suspects transported Wescott's body from 9th Street to Tropaco Point in Wescott's vehicle, then dumped the body on the side of a cliff.
An unidentified individual reported Wescott missing Thursday morning, saying he was last seen by family members at about 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The investigation is continuing. No motive was suggested for the murder.
This murder marks the 11th in St. Thomas and number 17 in the territory this year.
