Crime

Teens Arrested on Ammunition and Drug Charges After Leading Officers on High-Speed Chase

ST. THOMAS — Two teenagers have been arrested after police reportedly discovered marijuana and ammunition in a vehicle they were driving.  Jamari Gumbs, age 18 and Emerson Nicolas age 19 were arrested in the early hours of Friday morning by an officer on patrol on Alton Adams Drive. According to the fact sheet submitted to the court, the officer observed a vehicle stopped in the middle of the roadway headed north and stopped his marked police vehicle to find out what was wrong. However, when the officer made his way onto the roadway behind the car, the vehicle sped off through the red light and turned right. The officer then observed the vehicle cross the median and turn into Racetrack Gas Station before making an evasive turn, returning to the eastbound lane and speeding off towards Rapune Hill.  The car eventually came to a stop at the top of Rapune Hill and the officer stated that he observed the two occupants move from the front to the back of the vehicle. He gave verbal commands...