Travis Mitchell Photo Credit: The Virgin Islands Police Department
ST. THOMAS -- Police on Dec. 2 arrested a man for unauthorized possession of a firearm after he brandished the weapon during a dispute with a neighbor, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Toby Derima has announced.
Travis Mitchell, 49, of Estate Mandahl was arrested on Dec. 2 at 11:51 p.m.
The initial report stated that Mr. Mitchell, who does not have a license to possess a firearm in the U.S. Virgin Islands, brandished a firearm in a dispute with a neighbor. Officers contacted Mr. Mitchell at his residence, collected the firearm and placed him under arrest, Mr. Derima said.
Unable to make bail of $50,000, Mr. Mitchell was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advisement hearing.
The case is being investigated. The V.I.P.D. is asking anyone with information about this or any other incident to contact 911, the Criminal Investigation Bureau at (340) 774-2211 or Crime Stoppers USVI at 1 (800) 222-8477.
