Officers with the Virgin Islands Police Department arrested a man early Thursday on St. Croix after responding to a trespassing complaint at a local bar, where they discovered him asleep under a pool table with a firearm in his possession.
Police were dispatched to Cool Out Bar in Estate Peter’s Rest Thursday following reports of a trespassing incident. Upon arrival, an individual at the establishment handed officers a black satchel containing a 9mm Smith & Wesson pistol, stating that it belonged to Ramon A. Gantier Jr. Officers found Gantier, 25, asleep under the pool table and noted that he was highly intoxicated, according to the police report.
Gantier was taken into custody and charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm and simple assault and battery (domestic violence). His bail was set at $25,000, the police report stated.
