Mugshot of T’Quani Registe. Photo Credit: THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT
ST. CROIX — V.I.P.D. officers on Saturday afternoon arrested a man believed to be involved in the Four Winds Plaza shooting two weeks ago that left one dead and four others injured.
According to police spokesman Toby Derima, on Friday at around 1:45 p.m., police arrested 22-year old T’Quani Registe of Oswald Harris Court on an arrest warrant issued by the Superior Court. He was charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of an unlicensed firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, and unauthorized possession of ammunition.
Registe was observed on video surveillance discharging a firearm in the Four Winds Plaza area on October 24 during an incident that claimed the life of Joseph Andrews, age 29.
Unable to make bail of $50,000, he was turned over to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections pending his advisement hearing.
St. Thomas/St. John/Water Island District Chief of Police Steven Phillip acknowledged the work of the detectives of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, led by Lieutenant Shelly-Ann Cannonier, in securing the warrant for this arrest. “Our detectives are still hard at work on this case, working to bring all the suspects to justice,” Chief Phillip said. He urged members of the community who have information regarding this incident to assist police by calling 911, the Criminal Investigation Bureau at (340) 714-9830, or Crime Stoppers USVI at (800) 222-TIPS.
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