St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands — On August 8, 2025, at approximately 2:09 p.m., Special Operations Bureau Officers observed a white Hyundai Accent with tinted windows traveling eastbound on Edward Wilmot Blyden Blvd. Officers initiated a traffic stop of the vehicle and while speaking with the operator of the vehicle, who was identified as 46-year-old, Mr. Roshawn Fabien, officers detected the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. Fabien admitted to Officers that he had marijuana inside the vehicle and showed the officers the marijuana. A search of the vehicle for other illegal contraband revealed an unlicensed firearm. Roshawn Fabien did not have a licensed to carry the firearm and was the placed under arrest for Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm and Possession of Ammunition. Further investigation revealed that Fabien is wanted in the state of Georgia for probation violation.
Fabien’s bail was set at $75,000.00. After failing to post bail, he was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his Advice of Rights hearing.
