St. Thomas Man Thrown In Jail For Striking Girlfriend Several Times With Metal Pipe

VIPD Public Information Officer Kevin Jackson announced the following arrests and incidents on St. Thomas from July 17-20.

St. Thomas Arrests 

Friday, July 17, 2015 – At 6:30 p.m., Irving Jones, 54 of Smith Bay was arrested and charged with third degree assault after he was positively identified by a complainant as the person who attempted to slice them. Unable to make bail of $25,000, Jones was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advise-of-rights hearing.

Friday, July 17, 2015 – Maccus O. Williams, 43 of Gamble Gade was arrested and charged with third degre assault (DV) at 12:45 p.m. in connection with an incident that occurred on Friday, July 3, 2015. According to the report, Williams struck his girlfriend with a metal pipe several times, breaking her forearm and requiring emergency surgery. Williams was placed under arrest and remanded to the Bureau of Corrections.

Saturday, July 18, 2015 – Benito Dawson Jr., 31 of Anna’s Retreat was arrested and charged with grand larceny and unauthorized use of a vehicle after he’d been involved in an auto collision. Unable to post bail of $45,000, Dawson was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advise-of-rights hearing.

St. Thomas Incidents

Thursday, July 16, 2015 – At 1 p.m., units with the Criminal Investigation Bureau responded to the call of a burglary in Lindbergh Bay. The victim stated that at 12: 00 p.m. that afternoon, two armed and masked men came into her residence, struck her in the head with the butt of a gun, and ransacked the bedroom before removing cash and jewelry from the residence.

Sunday, July 19, 2015 – at approximately 11:14 p.m., detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau reported to the Schneider Regional Medical Center in regards to a stabbing victim. Officers met with the victim, a Hispanic male, who refused to provide any information regarding the incident that occurred in Smith Bay.