A St. Croix man was sentenced to 24 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of the Virgin Islands.
Jahmar Frederick, 32, was sentenced Wednesday by visiting District Court Judge Timothy Savage. He will also serve three years of supervised release and must pay a $100 special assessment.
According to court documents, on May 11, 2024, a Virgin Islands Police Department officer observed a Ford F-150 pickup truck without a license plate near Frontline Bar and Grill. The vehicle fled from the officer before losing control and sliding off the roadway.
Authorities said the driver, later identified as Frederick, pulled a ski mask over his face and fled on foot before falling and being apprehended. At the time of his arrest, Frederick was carrying a fanny pack containing a black Glock model 22 Gen4 .40 caliber firearm with a 30-round magazine loaded with 18 rounds of ammunition and one round chambered.
Frederick has prior convictions, including forgery and failure to report firearms obtained outside or brought into the Virgin Islands in 2018, and obtaining money by false pretenses in 2023.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Virgin Islands Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rhonda Williams-Henry prosecuted the case, according to the release.
