St. Thomas, USVI- Javier Enrique Lima was indicted on
February 27, 2020 on multiple federal and local charges related to possessing
and transporting a firearm with obliterated serial number. He was also charged
with departing a customs facility before being authorized.
According to the indictment and other filed documents, on
February 3, 2020, defendant presented himself at Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) in the Red Hook ferry terminal after returning from Tortola. A CBP
Officer working the x-ray machine noticed a firearm in the backpack Lima
brought with him. Lima immediately fled the facility, leaving his backpack. Law
enforcement agents made multiple efforts to locate Lima, and were unable to do
so. Lima eventually turned himself in to law enforcement on March 9, 2020.
Following a detention hearing this morning before the
Honorable Ruth Miller, Lima was released to the custody of his parents for home
confinement pending trial on the charges.
Lima faces a maximum sentence of fifteen years in prison.
United States Attorney Shappert reminds the public that an
indictment is merely a formal charging document and is not evidence of guilt.
Every defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The case is being investigated by the Department of Homeland
Security. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Donna
Rainwater.
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