Crime

Buck Island Brawl: Feds Take Man Into Custody, Levies Multiple Charges; Five Cellphones, Firearm Recovered From Vessel; Plaskett Condemns Incident

ST. CROIX — A man who operated a vessel from which gunshots were fired on Buck Island Sunday afternoon has been levied multiple federal charges, according to a release issued by the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) Tuesday. Aneudis Acevedo, 33, of St. Croix, appeared before Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon, Jr., for an initial appearance after his arrest by National Park Service Rangers on the charges of interfering with agency functions, violating a lawful order, disorderly conduct, and resisting or impeding an officer of the United States, announced the USAO. According to court documents, in the late afternoon of January 10, shots were fired on Buck Island after a fight occurred on the beach. Immediately after the shots were fired, Acevedo fled the scene in his boat at a high rate of speed while carrying several passengers. He fled from a National Park Service boat, disobeying multiple orders directing him to stop. Ultimately, the United States Coast Guard assisted and took Acevedo i...