UPDATE: 'Gasoline thrower' arrested
Virgin Islands News Online has since been in receipt of several videos of portions of the incident.
In one of the videos, the man who was being held in a 'choke lock' by the Manager of BVI Communications, was asking to be let go, saying that he was being made a public spectacle.
The man subduing the alleged gasoline thrower was instructing persons to call the police.
There was also one individual who seemed agitated and wanted the perpetrator to be freed.
It is unclear how the man being held eventually ended up with what appeared to be a knife in one of his hands.
According to reports, no one was hurt during the incident.
Police Information Officer Diane L. Drayton said police did make an arrest but no charges were laid some two days after.
"An individual was arrested but not yet charged," Ms Drayton said on October 25, 2017.
See previous article published October 23, 2017
Man throws gasoline @ staff of BVI Communications
Reports reaching our newsroom are that an irate customer threw gasoline on the staff of BVI Communications in Purcell Estate, on the main island of Tortola, today October 23, 2017 before being subdued.
This information was confirmed by a senior police source.
According to further reports reaching our newsroom, a man rode up on a motor scooter to the place of business sometime this afternoon and was given two estimates on the cost of a phone. He then allegedly verbally assaulted staff and left in a rage.
He then returned with a bottle that was believed to contain gasoline.
At the same time the manager of the store arrived and the man threw a cellular phone at him. The man then followed the manager inside the store and attempted to throw gasoline on the store and its staff.
It was reported that the manager managed to hold the irate man in a 'choke lock' and the police was called in.
The other details of what transpired after are sketcy.
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) were on the scene conducting investigations into the matter.
Our newsroom will bring more information as they become available.
Recently, several persons were charged for attempting to loot BVI Communications following Hurricane Irma.
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I just read in stkitts news where a pastor was attacked by a young man demanding that he give him his pictures that he took off him while he was a photographer. The pastor defended himself and put him a choke hold and the police arrest the guy. Both of them get medical treatment too. Do know the law before blogging nonsense.