Man who ran red light gets caught with gun, ammunition in his car, police say

Virgin Islands Police officers stopped a man for running a red light in St. Thomas and found a gun with ammunition in his vehicle after a routine search.

Amoy Pickering, 28, was arrested and charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and

possession of illegal ammunition, according to the VIPD.

The case began at 9:11 p.m. Friday, when Special Operations Bureau officers were on patrol on Edward Wilmont Blyden Drive in a marked police vehicle and observed a black Acura TSX driving directly in front of them that ignored a red light, police said.

“Officers initiated a traffic stop and while approaching the vehicle detected a strong odor of

marijuana emanating from the vehicle,” VIPD spokeswoman Kishma Chichester said. “Officers then initiated a search of Amoy Pickering’s vehicle for any further contraband and located a firearm underneath the driver’s seat.”