{"id":46377,"date":"2016-11-07T10:55:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T10:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=46377"},"modified":"2016-11-07T22:09:50","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T22:09:50","slug":"man-stabbed-while-breaking-up-fight-between-couple-suspect-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=46377","title":{"rendered":"Man Stabbed While Breaking Up Fight Between Couple; Suspect Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. JOHN &#8212; A man was stabbed in his abdomen on Wednesday afternoon on this island after attempting to stop a fight between a man and a woman, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte told this publication early Monday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr. Dratte, who was reached by The Consortium to get clarity as to what really occurred, the victim &#8212; who arrived at the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital at 3:07 p.m. for treatment &#8212; told police that he was exiting a place of business in Cruz Bay when he observed a couple having a scuffle.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Dratte, clarifying a press release issued on Sunday, said the victim then saw the suspect throw a punch at the female, and decided to step in and stop the fight. But the suspect, identified by police as Akil Gumbs, age 35, pulled out a knife from the back of his waist and stabbed the suspect in his abdomen. The victim was taken into surgery, according to Mr. Dratte.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Gumbs was arrested for third-degree assault. Unable to make bail (amount was not released), he was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advise-of-rights hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Police are asking anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of individuals suspected of perpetrating criminal acts to contact 911, or Crime Stoppers USVI, <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.p3tips.com\/TipForm.aspx?ID=737&amp;DSID=737\" target=\"_blank\">where your tip may net you a payday<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Feature Image: Mugshot of Akil Gumbs. (Credit: V.I.P.D.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. JOHN &#8212; A man was stabbed in his abdomen on Wednesday afternoon on this island after attempting to stop a fight between a man and a woman, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte told this publication early Monday. 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