St. Croix Man Arrested After Shooting Gun into the Air During Confrontation

ST. CROIX — A man is facing charges of reckless endangerment and brandishing a firearm after admitting to police officers that he shot an unlicensed firearm into the air in an attempt to intimidate a rival.‌ On Wednesday evening, police were dispatched to Harbor View Apartments to investigate a possible shooting. Responding officers encountered a man on Erik Lawaetz Drive who fit the description given by 911 operators. He was ordered to the ground, and as police approached, he notified them that he had a gun in his waistband. Officers quickly searched him and discovered the weapon — a rust-colored revolver — tucked into the right side of his waistband. The man, later identified as Annquan Wilkes, then told officers about a second firearm in his backpack. Police retrieved a black pistol with an extended magazine from the bag. Upon questioning, Wilkes admitted that he was not licensed to possess or carry a firearm in the USVI. He was then transported to the Ancilmo Marshall Command pol...