St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands – As part of an ongoing investigation, members of the Criminal Investigation Bureau seized a gray 2016 Acura RDX at Moe’s Service Station on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at approximately 1:30 p.m. At the time of the seizure, Joshawn Ayala was operating the vehicle, and Lloyd Ferdinand was a passenger.
On October 23, 2025, a search warrant for the Acura RDX was signed by a Superior Court Judge. Upon searching the vehicle, a firearm, loaded high-capacity magazines, drugs, and drug paraphernalia were recovered. Arrest warrants were then obtained for both Ayala and Ferdinand, as well as a search warrant for Ferdinand’s residence.
On November 15, 2025, at around 4:00 a.m., the search and arrest warrants were executed for 35-year-old Lloyd Ferdinand, who was taken into custody and charged with Carrying of firearms Openly or Concealed. He was booked, and unable to post bail in the amount of $50,000.00, he was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his Advice of Rights Hearing on November 17, 2025.
