St. Croix Man Sentenced to 24 Months for Possession of Firearm by Drug User

St. Croix, USVI – District Court Judge Raymond L. Finch, on March 2, 2017, sentenced Dwayne Wesselhoft, 29, of St. Croix, to 24 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a drug user, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Judge Finch also sentenced Wesselhoft to three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay a fine of $1,000 plus a special assessment of $100.

According to court records, on October 1, 2015, agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted a consent search at Wesselhoft’s residence located on St. Croix. The search uncovered a 9mm Luger pistol in the master bedroom which Wesselhoft admitted was his. Agents also found a container with marijuana. Wesselhoft admitted to smoking two marijuana "joints" per day for the past five to six years.

The case was investigated by the DEA and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alphonso Andrews, Jr.