St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Adam F. Sleeper of the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that Terrell E. Johnson, 31, of St. Croix was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy to 10 years imprisonment for discharging a firearm during a crime of violence while inside the Cruzian Bayou Bistro Restaurant, located in the King’s Alley Walk in Christiansted.
According to court documents, Johnson, 31, entered the restaurant on February 10, 2024, and sat at the bar. When Johnson began to roll a marijuana cigarette, Johnson was told that smoking in the restaurant was prohibited. Johnson became irate and was asked for a second time to stop rolling the marijuana cigarette.
When told to leave the establishment, Johnson retrieved a Glock .40 caliber firearm from his black fanny pack and threatened to shoot one of the owners of the restaurant. Johnson continued to make threats and ultimately fired the gun into the air. As Johnson walked away from the establishment, he fired three additional shots.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with the assistance of the Virgin Islands Police Department.
It was prosecuted by Criminal Chief Kyle Payne and Assistant United States Attorney Martin Forrest IV of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of the Virgin Islands.
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Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Virgin Islands — U.S. Department of Justice press release.