The suspect wanted by police in connection with the April 10 drive-by shooting death of Ellis Blyden Jr. near the Hometown Convenience Store in Anna's Retreat has been arrested on Tortola by British Virgin Islands police on unrelated charges.
Apprehended on drug and weapons possession charges, Jermaine Hall, 23, must face court proceedings in Tortola before being returned to the U.S. Virgin Islands to face murder and weapons charges in connection with the April killing.
If Hall is convicted of the BVI charges, it is unclear whether he will be returned to St. Thomas to face the murder counts before serving the sentence for the BVI offenses. V.I. Justice Department officials have not said whether they will seek his immediate return to the territory to face charges that could bring life imprisonment.
BVI authorities were unavailable for comment on the circumstances that led to Hall's arrest several days ago.
Territorial Court Judge Ishmael Meyers recently signed a warrant for Hall's arrest in connection with the drive-by shooting that fatally wounded Blyden. Meantime, police major crime detectives are pursuing other suspects in the case.
Hall's arrest is the third by St. Thomas police in homicide cases this year. Since January there have been five murders on St. Thomas and two on St. Croix.
