Detectives with the Virgin Islands Police Department recovered a firearm during the execution of a search warrant at the residence of Jamari Hendrickson, who was later arrested and charged in connection with a reckless endangerment case, the Virgin Islands Police Department announced.
The incident stems from an Oct. 27 report made at the Wilbur H. Francis Command Police Station, where victims told officers that Hendrickson pointed a gun at them and fired several shots into the air as they were getting into their vehicle. Witnesses also reported seeing Hendrickson discharge the weapon in the community, according to the police report.
After further investigation, police obtained a search warrant signed by a Superior Court judge on Nov. 3. The warrant was executed Wednesday and officers recovered a firearm from Hendrickson’s home. He was not present during the search but later turned himself in at the Wilbur H. Francis Command, the police report stated.
Hendrickson, 25, was advised of his Miranda rights and admitted ownership of the firearm, police said. He was arrested for first-degree reckless endangerment and carrying a firearm openly, booked, and unable to post $80,000 bail. He was remanded to the John Bell Correctional Facility pending an advice of rights hearing scheduled for Thursday in Superior Court, the report stated.
