ST. CROIX, USVI – On December 8, at 12:30 p.m., police arrested Jhostin Ramos, age 27 of Campo Rico - charged with 3rd Degree Burglary and Jayvon Frederick, age 27 of Castle Burke - charged with 3rd Degree Burglary and Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm.

Jhostin Ramos

The owner of a residence in Cotton Valley contacted the 911 Emergency Call Center to report a burglary after observing two males on video surveillance removing items from his home. Officers dispatched to the residence traffic stopped a van with two male occupants and concluded they were in fact the burglary suspects. Upon searching the van, officers recovered stolen items removed from the home, and a backpack containing a firearm.

Jayvon Frederick

Bail for Ramos and Frederick was set at $25,000 each. Unable to post bail, both men were remanded to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections, pending their Advice of Rights hearings.

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