Convicted Felon Faces New Firearm Charges After High-Speed Chase on St. Croix

Jahmar Frederick led police on a dangerous pursuit through St. Croix in May, evading officers while carrying a loaded firearm. He now faces fresh charges for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon

ST. CROIX — A convicted felon is facing fresh firearm charges in District Court following an incident in May in which he failed to yield to a traffic stop. On May 11, a VIPD detective spotted a brown four-door Ford F150 truck passing near the Frontline Bar and Restaurant with no visible license plate affixed. After radioing in for a unit to conduct a traffic stop, the detective began following the F150. Despite the flashing police lights and the sound of the airhorn behind him, the driver of the truck, subsequently identified as Jahmar Frederick, did not stop. Instead, he made a left turn onto General Jean Romney Drive and then began to accelerate, overtaking several vehicles while passing the National Guard Army Base.

According to court documents, the detective radioed in to advise his colleagues of what was going on, and made arrangements for a Criminal Investigation Bureau unit up ahead to cut the vehicle off. Despite the attempts of the second police unit, Frederick swerved around it, almost colliding with another vehicle in the left lane. The brown Ford truck then sped off into the distance, overtaking several vehicles while approaching the Alfredo Andrews School. Frederick even drove onto the shoulder of the road, passing three vehicles and crossing over near the entrance to Northside Road to enter the Estate La Reine neighborhood. From there, he reportedly made a left turn onto the Queen Mary Highway, heading east, and then turned into Estate Strawberry from the Bonne Esperance entrance.