A St. Croix man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for firing a gun inside a Christiansted restaurant during a confrontation with employees, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of the Virgin Islands announced Tuesday.
Terrell E. Johnson was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Robert A. Molloy after being convicted of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence inside Cruzian Bayou Bistro Restaurant in King’s Alley Walk, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
According to court documents, Johnson entered the restaurant on Feb. 10, 2024, and sat at the bar. Employees told him smoking was prohibited after he began rolling a marijuana cigarette. When he refused to stop and was asked to leave, Johnson pulled a Glock .40-caliber handgun from a fanny pack and threatened to shoot one of the restaurant’s owners.
Court documents state that Johnson then fired one shot into the air inside the restaurant. As he walked away from the establishment, he fired three additional shots.
