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UPDATE: Fmr. Police messenger on assault charge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Senior Crown Counsel Sarah Benjamin requested that an adjournment date be provided when the matter of USVI national, Delbert Henry was called before the Magistrate’s Court today, May 8, 2013.
Arrest Blotters - April 21 to April 27, 2013.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Below is the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Arrest Blotters for the period April 21 to April 27, 2013.
Defendant in assault matter appears to be the victim!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A strange case of 'who was at fault' appeared before the Magistrate’s Court last Friday, April 11, 2013 when a man who was accused of assault turned out to be the apparent victim, according to the facts read by the prosecution.
Arrest Blotter - March 24-March 30, 2013
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Below is the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Arrest Blotter for March 24 to March 30, 2013.
Trucker accused of assault; destroying property gets $35k bail
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Kimball Pickering, 34, of Belmont Park appeared in the Magistrate’s Court today, February 20, 2013 charged with destroying property and common assault. The defendant did not offer a plea to either of the charges since he expressed that he would like to have an attorney present.
Fisherman accused of assaulting girlfriend on boat
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A man was placed before the Magistrate’s Court today, January 30, 2013 accused of assaulting his girlfriend on a boat in the vicinity of Great Camanoe Island.
Arrest Blotter- Jan. 13 to Jan. 19, 2013
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Below is the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Arrest Blotter for January 13 to January 19, 2013.
UPDATE: 'Ras White' fined for Police assault & indecent language
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Stuart Fonseca aka 'Ras White', 48, of Sea Cows Bay was fined a total of $1700 on charges of assaulting a police officer and use of indecent language when he appeared before the Magistrate's Court today, January 17, 2013.
Security officer accused of 'slapping' woman wants video evidence in court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The trial for Haitian national, Roselin Pierre, had to be adjourned after the defendant had a change of mind about her command of the English language when she made an appearance in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, December 11, 2012 to answer to the charge of common assault.
68-year-old man fined & ordered to keep the peace
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A frail looking Oswin George, 68, was today, November 28, 2012 fined a total of $2500 for various offences committed on January 19, 2011. The resident of Major Bay was found guilty of common assault, being armed with an offensive weapon, resisting arrest and two counts of assault committed on police officers.