ST. CROIX -- Two men were arrested on the same day here and charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm, VIPD Public Information Officer Kevin Jackson announced on Thursday.
According to Jackson, the first arrest occurred on Company Street in downtown Christiansted on August 18.
At roughly 5:53pm, Dean Schneider, 21, of Harbor View Apartments was arrested and charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm after officers discovered a 0.45 caliber Glock 30 in addition to a 9mm Taurus PT III with an obliterated serial number in his vehicle.
Unable to make bail of $25,000, Schneider was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advise-of-rights hearing.
The second arrest took place at 6:24pm when Ameade Williams, 20, of Estate Work and Rest was arrested and charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm in connection with the arrest of Schneider.
Unable to make bail of $25,000, Williams was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advise-of-rights hearing.
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