Jomar Sanes, 29 was extradited to St. Croix July 3 to face charges of carrying of firearm openly or concealed and possession of ammunition, reported the Virgin Islands Police Department.
Sanes was apprehended and detained in Florida on or about June 18 in connection with an incident April 26, where the 911 Emergency Call Center received reports of shots fired in the Castle Burke neighborhood, according to a police report.
Responding officers observed a male, later identified as Sanes, with several gunshot wounds. Sanes was transported to the hospital by ambulance. While being treated, a firearm was found in his possession. Further investigation revealed that Sanes did not have a license to possess a firearm; therefore, an arrest warrant was obtained from the Superior Court. It was later determined that Sanes had fled the island, and the warrant was entered into National Crime Information Center database, the report stated.
Sanes was unable to post the $50,000 bail, and was therefore remanded to the John Bell Adult Correctional Facility pending an advice of rights hearing on July 6, at the Superior Court.
