St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands – On December 17, 2025, at around 3:45 a.m., the VIPD Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Special Operations Bureau were present at Mt. Pleasant Project to execute a search warrant and arrest warrant for Dreadisha Peguero in reference to an assault and robbery case. As the search proceeded, a firearm and two magazines containing ammunition were found within the apartment. Both Dreadisha Peguero and Ian Benjamin Jr., who was also at the apartment at the time of the search, denied ownership of the firearm.
Dreadisha Peguero and Ian Benjamin Jr., both 23, were transported to the Wilbur Francis Command Police Station where they were advised of their rights and placed under arrest for Carrying a Firearm Openly or Concealed. Bail was set at $50,000.00. They were unable to post bail and were remanded to the John Bell Correctional Facility pending their Advice of Rights Hearing set for December 18, 2025, at the Superior Court.
