On Nov. 15, at around 4 a.m., search and arrest warrants were executed for 35-year-old Lloyd Ferdinand, who was taken into custody and charged with carrying of firearms openly or concealed, reported the V.I. Police Department.
This was in connection with an ongoing investigation where members of the Criminal Investigation Bureau seized a gray 2016 Acura RDX at Moe’s Service Station on Oct. 22, at approximately 1:30 p.m. At the time of the seizure, Joshawn Ayala was operating the vehicle, and Lloyd Ferdinand was a passenger, according to the police report.
On Oct. 23, a search warrant for the Acura RDX was signed by a superior court judge. Upon searching the vehicle, a firearm, loaded high-capacity magazines, drugs, and drug paraphernalia were recovered. Arrest warrants were then obtained for both Ayala and Ferdinand, as well as a search warrant for Ferdinand’s residence, said the report.
Ferdinand was booked, and unable to post bail in the amount of $50,000, he was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advice of rights hearing on Nov. 17.
