A St. Croix man was arrested Wednesday and charged with possession or sale of ammunition after an investigation by the Virgin Islands Police Department.
Adiel Huertas was taken into custody after officers executed arrest and search warrants signed by a Superior Court judge, according to VIPD police report.
Police said the case began May 9, 2025, when officers were dispatched to a disturbance in Mutual Homes around 8:30 p.m. Officers observed Huertas sitting in a chair. When they approached him, he ran inside an apartment, leaving behind his cellphone, a plate of food and a loaded magazine, the police report stated.
A detective from the Criminal Investigation Bureau was assigned to investigate. On March 12, a Superior Court judge signed arrest and search warrants for Huertas and his residence, police said.
The warrants were executed Wednesday by the Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Special Operations Bureau, according to the report.
Huertas was transported to the Wilbur H. Francis Command Police Station, where he was booked, and later to the John Bell Correctional Facility pending his advice of rights hearing scheduled for Thursday in Superior Court.
