THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT 
                                     “To Protect and Serve” 
       Office of the Commissioner 
 
 
AAF Justice Complex, 5400 Veterans Drive St. Thomas, 00802 * (340) 774-2211 
Administrative Services Building 45 Mars Hill, Frederiksted St. Croix, 00840 * (340) 778-2211 
 
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VIPD PRESS RELEASE- 022523-057 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
February 25, 2023  
 
Suspect in Two Murders Extradited to St. Croix to Face Charges 
 
St. Croix, USVI – On February 25, 2023, at approximately 3:06 p.m. , members of the 
Virgin Islands Police Department extradited Mr. Joshawn Ayala from Columbus, Georgia 
where he was detained on a warrant. He was transported from the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport 
and placed officially under arrest for the murder of Stacie Schjang and Arnold Jarvis who 
were killed on January 27, 2022, and February 4, 2022, respectively. Joshawn Ayala, age 20, 
was charged with Murder First, Unauthorized Possession of Firearm during a Crime of 
Violence, Attempted Murder, Assault First, Assault Third, Unauthorized Possession of 
Ammunition, Reckless Endangerment in the First. His bail was set at $1,000,000.00 (one 
million dollars) as per the Superior Court, however he was unable to post bond. Mr. Ayala 
was transported to the John Bell Adult Correctional Facility after he was processed where he 
awaits his Advice of Rights Hearing, which is scheduled for Monday, February 27, 2023. 
The department will extradite his cohort after he is adjudicated in Georgia on criminal 
charges committed in Georgia. 
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