St. Thomas teen who fled previous traffic stop jailed by SOB this time

A 19-year-old man who police said fled a traffic stop earlier this month has been jailed — after being stopped a second time.

Kerwan Warrington, of St. Thomas, was arrested Saturday and charged with reckless endangerment, disobeying a lawful order interfering with a law enforcement officer discharging his duties, and failure to display a front license plate, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

On Saturday, August 23, 2025, at approximately 9:44 p.m., Special Operations Bureau Officers were conducting a sector patrol in the Red Hook area adjacent to American Yacht Harbor when they observed a black Acura ILX exiting the premises without a front license plate affixed to the front bumper, according to the VIPD.

The vehicle matched the description of a black Acura ILX bearing the same license plate number involved in an incident on August 8, 2025, in which the operator fled from a lawful traffic stop initiated by Special Operations Bureau officers for failure to display front license plate, police said.