Man heads for airport after allegedly being involved in drive-by shooting

A St. John man faces criminal charges after allegedly being involved in a drive-by shooting and then trying to flee the territory.

According to court documents, on Friday morning, a male victim reported to the Leander Jurgen Command police station in Cruz Bay to file a report against Ezius Ashly.

The victim said that he was at a gas station getting breakfast when he heard someone remark on how easy it would be for him to die. The man said that he saw Ashly in some nearby bushes, pointing a gun at him.

Feeling threatened, the man said he called Ashly a clown and decided to leave the area in his vehicle and head to work. However, Ashly reportedly pulled out in front of him and started driving slowly.

The man told police that he tried passing several times only to be blocked by Ashly swerving out in front of him. However, on one occasion he got the chance to overtake, and did so. While his vehicle was passing Ashly’s, the man said he heard a shot or two being fired. A bullet hole appeared in his driver’s side door. The man said he felt a burning sensation near his upper thigh and thought at first that he had been shot.

He headed straight to the police station. When he got there, he found out that he was not bleeding, although his pants had a hole in the same area.

Police say a bullet entered the man’s car through the driver’s side door, passed through the center console and came to rest in the front passenger seat.

Officers say they were alerted that Ashly was heading towards the Cyril E. King Airport with the intention of boarding a flight out of the territory, and requested that Customs and Border Protection officials detain him.