Two men were arrested and multiple firearms recovered following a Virgin Islands Police Department operation Monday that stemmed from an assault in Williams Delight on St. Croix earlier this month, according to the department.
Police said detectives with the Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Special Operations Bureau executed Superior Court warrants and arrested 56-year-old Henry Emmanuel and 37-year-old Angel Santiago. During the search of Santiago’s residence, three firearms, ammunition, scopes and other firearm paraphernalia were confiscated, according to the police report.
The arrests were linked to a Sept. 3 assault reported at 10:42 p.m. when officers were dispatched via the 911 Emergency Call Center to Williams Delight. The victim, an adult male, was transported by ambulance to the Juan F. Luis Hospital emergency room with serious head and body injuries and admitted for further treatment, the police report stated
Detectives identified Emmanuel and Santiago as suspects during the investigation, leading to the warrants. Both men were advised of their Miranda rights, booked, and remanded to the John A. Bell Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility, after being unable to post $100,000 bail, the report stated.
The men face multiple charges, including first-degree attempted murder, first- and third-degree assault, carrying firearms openly or concealed during a crime of violence, brandishing and using a deadly weapon, possession or sale of ammunition, and carrying or using a dangerous weapon. Santiago also faces additional charges for possession of firearms and ammunition, according to the report.
An advice of rights hearing is scheduled for Tuesday in Superior Court.
