During a routine traffic stop Oct. 25 on St. Thomas, police recovered an unlicensed firearm from a vehicle, the V.I. Police Department reported.
On Friday, Oct. 25, at approximately 5:37 p.m., Special Operations Officers were conducting traffic enforcement on Valdemar A. Hill Sr. Drive near Beacon Point. Officers initiated a traffic stop of Antwon Hill’s vehicle, a 2009 Honda Accord because it did not have a front license plate attached to the front bumper, according to the police report.
As officers approached Hill’s vehicle, they detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from it. A search of the vehicle was conducted for any additional marijuana or contraband, during which a black Glock firearm with an obliterated serial number was found. Hill, 32, did not have a license to carry a firearm and was subsequently arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm with an obliterated serial number, the police report stated.
Hill’s bail was set at $50,000. Unable to post bond, he was booked, processed and remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advice of rights hearing, the report stated.
