Police on St. Thomas arrested Marvin C. Stancliffe, a 21-year-old resident of Estate Contant, at 5:59 a.m. Saturday, charging him with possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of stolen property.
According to the police report, an officer saw the suspect, later identified as Stancliffe, with a gun tucked in his waist at a Frenchtown nightclub. When questioned by the officer, Stancliffe admitted he did not have license for the .40 caliber firearm and was taken into custody.
A check of the National Crime Information Center determined the gun was a reported stolen from a police officer in August 2008.
Bail for Stancliffe was set $60,000 and he was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending further court action.