St. Croix Arrests – February 27 to March 1

VIPD Public Information Officer Kevin Jackson announced the following arrests on St. Croix from Feb. 27 to March 1.

Friday,  February 27, 2015 – Leon Nisbett of #58 Castle Coakley was arrested at 11:10 a.m. and charged with Reckless Endangerment after having caused a disturbance and firing several gun shots in the presence of more than one person in the Harbor View Apartments area. There was no bail set pending an advise-of-rights hearing. He was remanded to the Golden Grove Correctional Facility.

Friday, February 27, 2015 – Jaime Delgado of #337 Barren Spot was arrested at about 12:20 p.m. and charged with contempt of court after he violated a court-imposed restraining order by sending threatening text messages to his ex-girlfriend. He was held without bail at the Golden Grove Correctional facility pending an advice-of-rights hearing.

Friday, February 27, 2015 – Wranda T. Dariah of #724 Barren Spot was arrested at 4:08 p.m. and charged with embezzlement by fiduciary after the manager of VI Terminal Services, LLC at HOVENSA discovered through company bank statements that she was stealing money in the form of company checks totaling $81,772.22. Dariah was released on her own recognizance by Judge Harold Willock with various conditions.

Friday, February 27, 2015 – Nick George of #30 Estate St. John was arrested at 7:16 p.m. and charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm after he was caught by police on Queen Mary Highway in the vicinity of Parris Tees with two firearms in his possession. Unable to post bail set at $25,000, he was remanded to the Golden Grove Correctional Facility pending an advise-of-rights hearing.

Saturday, February 28, 2015 – Isidore Martin of #139 Mon Bijou was arrested at about 5:07 p.m. and charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm in the area of Lo Loma Grocery in Mon Bijou. Martin had a firearm with an obliterated serial number along with a vial of marijuana in his possession. Unable to post bail set at $25,000, he was remanded to the Golden Grove Correctional Facility pending an advise -of-rights hearing.

Saturday, February 28, 2015 – Burton Massiah of #100 Humbug was arrested at 6:12 p.m. and charged with third-degree assault after he drew a machete on a police officer and attempted to strike the officer in the area of #1 & 2 Eastern Suburb Christiansted. Unable to post bail set at $25,000, he was remanded to the Golden Grove Correctional Facility pending an advise-of-rights hearing.

Saturday, February 28, 2015 – Carlos Steele, Jr. of #1 Estate Sion Farm was arrested at 7:30 p.m. and charged with first-degree assault after he assaulted another man with a hatchet in the vicinity of the Sion Farm Gas Station. Unable to post bail set at $75,000, he was remanded to the Golden Grove Correctional Facility pending an advise-of-rights hearing.

Sunday, March 1, 2015 – Joannes Francois of #12AE Calquohoun was arrested at 1:15 p.m. and charged with second-degree burglary (domestic violence) after he entered his ex-girlfriend’s apartment without permission at #2B Carib Villas. There was no bail set pending an advise-of-rights hearing. He was remanded to the Golden Grove Correctional Facility.