Oct. 30, 2002 – Police have charged a St. Thomas man with first-degree murder in connection with the Labor Day weekend abduction and shooting death of 21-year-old Travis Poleon in downtown Charlotte Amalie.
Gregory "Merv" Williams was arrested Tuesday night without incident, Police Chief Novelle Francis said, and bail was set at $500,000. Williams was to appear in Territorial Court for an initial hearing on Wednesday.
On Sept. 1, police said, Poleon, a Garden Street resident, was abducted and shot in the downtown area. He was found by officers on the porch of a residence in the Agnes Fancy area with a head injury and gunshot wounds to his legs. He was taken to Roy L. Schneider Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Several persons had called the police to report that Poleon's assailants had abducted him near the Holiday Inn Windward Passage Hotel and shot him as he attempted to flee.
Francis did not comment on any possible motive for the abduction and shooting, and he declined to say whether police are seeking other suspects in the case.
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