Police arrested a suspect on Friday, May 31, for the January robbery that took place in Estate Solberg, the V.I. Police Department reported.
On Jan. 14, officers were dispatched to Estate Solberg regarding a robbery that took place around 1:00 a.m. The victim told officers that while on his way home, he was approached by two masked men wearing all black who demanded that he give them the jewelry on his neck, according to the police report.
Investigation later revealed that one of the primary suspects in this case was Amon-Re Smith, who operated as the driver during the commission of this crime. On Friday, May 31, Smith was detained at Cyril E. King Airport after he attempted to leave the island on a trip, the police report stated.
Smith was detained by customs agents and VIPD was notified. Smith, 23, was placed under arrest and transported to the Criminal Investigations Bureau, where he was read his rights and declined to give a statement, the report stated.
Smith was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advice of rights hearing. He was charged with robbery first, robbery third, grand larceny, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, assault first, assault third, and constructive possession of a firearm. His bail was set at $75,000, police said.
