St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands – On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, an arrest warrant was issued for Ervin Noel Jr. in connection with a shooting incident that occurred on Friday, February 28, 2025, near the Legendz Lounge in Frederiksted.
On Friday, May 9, 2025, at approximately 11:52 a.m., while in the vicinity of the Reinholdt Jackson Sports Complex (Whim Ball Park), the Rapid Intervention Team (R.I.T.) members conducted a traffic stop on a black BMW 3 Series that did not have a license plate.
Upon approaching the vehicle, officers made contact with the driver, and the front passenger, Ervin Noel Jr. The officers presented Ervin Noel Jr. with a copy of the arrest warrant, and he was detained without incident.
The driver was unable to provide documentation (driver’s license, vehicle registration, and proof of insurance) for the vehicle and as a result a wrecker was called to remove the vehicle. Before removal, an inventory of the vehicle and its contents was conducted in the presence of the driver. During this inventory, a member of the R.I.T. found a firearm ammunition, and a magazine under the front passenger seat.
The Virgin Islands Police Department’s Firearms Bureau was contacted and confirmed that, as of May 9, 2025, no firearm or ammunition license had been issued to Ervin Noel Jr.
Ervin Noel Jr. was subsequently transported to the Police Operations Building where he informed detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau that the firearm recovered from under the front passenger seat belonged to him.
As a result, Ervin Noel Jr.,20, was arrested for Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree based on the existing arrest warrant, with bail set at $100,000.00. He faced additional charges for carrying a firearm, whether openly or concealed, and for unauthorized possession of ammunition, with bail for these charges set at $50,000.00, as specified in the chart. Unable to post bail, Ervin Noel Jr. was transported to the John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility, where he is awaiting an Advice of Rights hearing.
