Man Jailed For Striking Ex-Girlfriend With Hot Pot

ST. THOMAS — 27-year-old Joseph Alexander Lee was arrested and charged with second degree assault after striking his ex-girlfriend with a hot, metal pot, VIPD Public Information Officer Kevin Jackson made known this afternoon.

According to Jackson, on Saturday at about 10:30 a.m., Lee, who resides at the Paul M. Pearson Garden Housing Community, was positively identified by his ex-girlfriend as the person who assaulted her with the hot pot, causing second-degree burns to her upper arm.

Mugshot of Joseph A. Lee, provided by the VIPD.

No bail was set for Lee, and he was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advise-of-rights hearing.

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