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UPDATE: Police charge man caught with loaded Glock pistol in Fat Hogs Bay

- Dabari Jonique Mercer, 26, of Baughers Bay charged with carrying an unlicenced firearm & illegal tinting
Police in a press statement on February 8, 2021, said the weapon seized was a loaded Glock pistol. Photo: RVIPF/Facebook
According to reports, officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) pulled over a heavily tinted vehicle in the Fat Hogs Bay area of Tortola on Sunday, February 7, 2021, when a search of the vehicle and the driver unearthed a firearm. The man was immediately taken into custody. Photo: VINO/File
According to reports, officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) pulled over a heavily tinted vehicle in the Fat Hogs Bay area of Tortola on Sunday, February 7, 2021, when a search of the vehicle and the driver unearthed a firearm. The man was immediately taken into custody. Photo: VINO/File
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed our first and accurate story of a man held with a firearm during a stop and search operation in Fat Hogs Bay, Tortola, on February 7, 2021.

Police in a press statement on February 8, 2021, said the weapon seized was a loaded Glock pistol.

Charged with carrying an unlicenced firearm and illegal tinting is Dabari Jonique Mercer, 26, of Baughers Bay.

The RVIPF confirmed that officers of the Armed Response Team on patrol in the Fat Hog’s Bay area stopped the driver of a vehicle with excessive tint on its windows.

“After notifying the driver of the law as it relates to illegal tints, a search was executed and the firearm was found in driver’s front pants pocket with 12 rounds of ammunition,” RVIPF stated.

See previous article published February 8, 2021

US citizen allegedly caught with firearm during stop & search in Fat Hogs Bay

A United States citizen residing in Baughers Bay, Tortola, has been held by police for alleged firearm possession.

According to reports, officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) pulled over a heavily tinted vehicle in the Fat Hogs Bay area of Tortola on Sunday, February 7, 2021, when a search of the vehicle and the driver unearthed a firearm.

Our newsroom was told that the weapon was allegedly found in one of the man’s pants pockets.

He was immediately taken into custody.

A further search of the Lexus Sedan the man was driving found nothing illegal.

23 Responses to “UPDATE: Police charge man caught with loaded Glock pistol in Fat Hogs Bay”

  • Done Deal (08/02/2021, 15:55) Like (9) Dislike (9) Reply
    Tek dat watch to much fu$#ing Netflix.
  • Gun town (08/02/2021, 16:42) Like (9) Dislike (9) Reply
    If the host of C** D**P actually care for the BVI and was actually a God fearing individual she would using her platform to be discussing real issues. No none of the episodes of C** D**P was guns, drugs etc was ever mentioned.
  • The Observer (08/02/2021, 19:14) Like (52) Dislike (5) Reply
    It is funny to say when children born in the USA from local parents they are bv-islander cause there have all the right , until the get caught up with law they are automatically back to being a US CITIZEN and they forget they are bv-islander .unlike the children born from the so call expatriate who was born in the bvi and live all their life here are outsiders .
    Someone please tell me is it where you born you from
    Ir where your parents from that where you from
    Which one is correct.
    • Well Sah (09/02/2021, 10:30) Like (7) Dislike (20) Reply
      As a child is born here it automatically takes the nationality at least of its mother. So the BVI immigrant child nationailty is the same as the mother. Children can born all over. Stop hating on BVIslanders. You are a guest in this country - at least for now.
    • @observer (09/02/2021, 12:17) Like (6) Dislike (7) Reply
      Difference is that offsprings of bona-fide VIslanders do not feel insulted embarrassed humiliated rejected disenfranchised attacked belittled and much more,by being identified as a BVIslander or as a USCitizen. They are unfazed and proudly wear both nationalities. Unlike that other demographic whose being is undercover with a mortal fear of their origin being identified . A result of the unseemly character performances of they and their kins,wherever they settle and the inability or perhaps refusal to make an effective change in their favour.
      If your grandparents are born VIslanders then you are safely a VIslander and your surname is and has been part of the US and BVI census for many moons.
  • In these time.. (08/02/2021, 20:00) Like (3) Dislike (7) Reply
    We all neen protection...
  • musa (08/02/2021, 22:15) Like (9) Dislike (4) Reply
    PHOTO PLEASE
  • Citizen (08/02/2021, 22:20) Like (17) Dislike (0) Reply
    US citizen or Belonger?
  • book em danno (08/02/2021, 22:52) Like (4) Dislike (4) Reply
    If biden calls about his US citizen don't answer him
  • hmmmmm. (09/02/2021, 02:42) Like (15) Dislike (14) Reply
    After his conviction I hope he get deport to the US.
  • Dan (09/02/2021, 07:46) Like (9) Dislike (1) Reply
    there will be nothing to come of this matter. in the end the news will not even update us to say whether the man gun is legal.....
    • READ AGAIN (09/02/2021, 09:19) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
      It says he was charge for unlicensed firearm (it's ILLEGAL).
      • wow (09/02/2021, 12:07) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
        FIRE ARMS ARE LEGAL PROBABLY NOT FOR CITIZENS BUT SOME OFFICERS CAN AND BUSINESS MEN WITH HIGH RISK JOBS HAVE LEGALLY!
  • Real Macoy (09/02/2021, 10:47) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    So true. After he did his time he will be right here living with his parents where he grew up.
    He was only born in St. Thomas, but never live there.
    Then again if he had committed a murder then he would have gotten extradite to St. Thomas after he did his time.
    Just like how D.A got extradited back to Guyana.
    • The Observer (09/02/2021, 12:37) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
      Honestly this can't be compared to DA.
      The different is DA came here young as a child and he only grew up here from parents that are outside so it different when you from here and go away just to give birth
  • robocop (09/02/2021, 12:07) Like (3) Dislike (3) Reply
    If he is a US citizen then why is he not being sent back there? If it is correct that he only born in St Thomas (presumably for citizenship) well maybe that chicken come home to roost and he can go live there if he cant abide by the BVI laws
    • @Robocop (09/02/2021, 13:11) Like (4) Dislike (2) Reply
      Live in the US or US Territories in the VI on your family owned property....We should all be so blessed.
      Unlike the expats and children of expats who have knowingly and jam-packed Balo and praying not to be deported .


    • chupes (09/02/2021, 15:07) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
      Da boy live here all he life and has bvi rights through his grandparents and parents
      • robocop (09/02/2021, 17:22) Like (0) Dislike (3) Reply

        Maybe he should have thought about those rights he has before he decided to allegedly carry an unlicensed gun.

  • Not cool (09/02/2021, 14:26) Like (1) Dislike (6) Reply

    Darn! Only now C**** will be pissed off! Who’s going to protect her? Darn she’s one goon short

  • u (09/02/2021, 16:42) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Police officers need to do more stop and shurch especially those heavely tinted glass of those vichle
  • Whoop di doe (10/02/2021, 09:41) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
    So yall catch ONE gun man.... i'll boogie woogie when yall catch the persons importing and distributing!
  • tretretrete (10/02/2021, 12:30) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Good Job Officers said no one ever.


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