St. Thomas, USVI -
D’mari Heyliger, 23, pleaded guilty Monday in District Court on
St. Thomas to Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number and
Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe
announced. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 11, 2016.
According to the plea agreement filed with the court, on Dec. 20, 2013, a federal
search warrant was executed on Heyliger’s residence in St. Thomas and two firearms were
located in his bedroom. Both firearms had obliterated serial numbers, and Heyliger is not
authorized to possess a firearm in the Virgin Islands. Heyliger faces a maximum sentence of five
years in prison and a $250,000 fine for Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial
Number, and five years in prison and a $15,000 fine for Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives (ATF). It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sigrid M. Tejo-Sprotte.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
