A St. Croix man accused of robbing multiple people at gunpoint on Market Street in Christiansted was arrested Thursday after police executed arrest and search warrants connected to the case.
According to a Virgin Islands Police Department police report, officers arrested Roman Sanchez, also known as “Buck,” on May 28 in connection with a robbery reported shortly after midnight on April 11.
The case began when the 911 Emergency Call Center received a ShotSpotter notification at about 12:14 a.m. reporting gunfire in the Market Street area. Police also received reports of a robbery at the location. Responding officers made contact with several victims who reported being robbed at gunpoint. No injuries were reported.
Investigators later identified Sanchez as the suspect, according to the VIPD.
On May 21, a Superior Court judge issued an arrest warrant for Sanchez and a search warrant for his residence. Police said Sanchez was charged with first-degree robbery, carrying a firearm openly or concealed, possession or sale of ammunition, carrying a dangerous weapon during the commission of a crime of violence, third-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, and discharging a firearm.
His bail was set at $100,000.
Members of the Criminal Investigation Bureau and Special Operations Bureau executed the warrants Thursday. Sanchez, 40, was arrested, booked and transported to the John Bell Correctional Facility pending an advice-of-rights hearing scheduled for May 29, according to the report.
