UPDATE: He never reported any incident – Police source
A police source who has asked not to be named in this instance said that Willis-Potter and his father were being unfair to police officers on the Island as they were not aware that Willis-Potter was double-banked and stoned.
“When we reached him he was very intoxicated, he was incoherent, talking about how bad his father was to him how much money his father owes him and a whole lot of stuff, he was incoherent and he was taken home,” police source alleged.
It was related that the night in question police at Anegada were responding to calls from neighbour about noise disturbance and not any report of fight. “Someone called about the noise in the area and that is what the police responded to.” The source further stated, “We never heard about all this beating and stoning until we read it in the online news.”
When contacted on Monday Willis-Potter indicted that at the time he was at the police station making the report. He was not able to speak much at the time and further attempts to reach him thereafter were futile.
Other sources close to the police at Anegada commended the officers for being well familiar with the Island and being committed to their jobs. “The officer in charge there is one we can say is very committed. We never had any problems in getting any matter addressed over there,” indicated one police source.
The matter is said to be now under serious investigation by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).
Several residents had alerted this news site to an incident which occurred at the Community Centre at Anegada on the night of Friday February 14, 2014. It was alleged that a man was severely beaten by two men believed to be Jamaican. The victim was confirmed to have been 25 year old Elias Willis-Potter.
See previous story published on February 18, 2014:
Fight marred Anegada’s Valentine’s night party
- RVIPF police accused of not doing their job
SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI – At a time when residents of the Island of Anegada have been calling for the straightening out of a number of wrongdoings especially in government offices, they are now pointing fingers at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) accusing them of not doing their job.
Several residents have alerted this news site to an incident which occurred at the Community Centre at Anegada on the night of Friday February 14, 2014. It was alleged that a man was severely beaten by two men believed to be Jamaican. The victim was confirmed to have been 25 year old Elias Willis-Potter.
This news agency spoke with the victim’s father whose story matched that as told by at least three others with whom this news site was in contact yesterday February 17, 2014. The father has asked not to be named.
According to the father his son was at the event at the Community Centre where there was a confrontation with two alleged assailants. He said that he was not there in person and based on the reports he received, the two were ‘up in the face’ of his son when one of them allegedly pushed Willis-Potter. “My son said he punched the guy that pushed him and that resulted in a fight which saw another Jamaican jumping in, floored him and well and kick up my son,” the man said.
He said a man believed to be Dominican also had grabbed a bottle and was attempting to hit the 25 year old when two locals intervened and attempted to take the bottle from the Dominican. “He (the Dominican) turned on the local guys and that was a bigger brawl,” he added.
The brawl was eventually put to a stop and Willis-Potter was advised to go home which he reportedly did. “But they didn’t stop there… they traced my son and almost killed him,” said the distraught father, referring to the men believed to be Jamaican.
He related that as the 25 year old was in the vicinity of the school he noticed a vehicle approaching and realizing that it was his assailants he decided to run for cover in the nearby cemetery. “This is what made me more upset than anything because it was obvious that they wanted to seriously damage or even kill my son,” the father related.
He said that as Willis-Potter was hiding in the cemetery the men turned on the lights of their vehicle and on spotting him started stoning him.
“One of the big stones got him in the head, one in the back and one in the side. The rock to the head could have killed him,” said the man. He said that it was during the stoning that the police arrived on the scene and took the victim home.
“Why they didn’t take him to the clinic because he was hurt and couldn’t even walk properly. They brought him home and said that they were going to return the following day to take the report,” the man’s father said.
The man said that he had to take his son twice to the clinic over the weekend and on both occasions there was no doctor. He said he had to return with him yesterday when he finally was able to access treatment.
“Until this day, this time (after 4 pm Monday) no police has returned to take a single line of report. They specifically told me that they were going to come for the report and not one police has shown up yet today Monday,” he said.
The father said that he is not taking the matter lightly as he is already in contact with his lawyer as he thinks it is time someone at Anegada stood up to several wrongs that are taking place in Anegada.
“I think that the Commissioner of Police needs to change these officers on a regular basis because they place them here and leave them, they become too comfortable and become friends with everyone and not doing their jobs and that is not right. It has been going on for too long,” the father pointed out.
Elias Willis-Potter is said to be a born US citizen living with his father in Anegada.
Up to late yesterday afternoon February 17, 2014 there was no report recorded with the RVIPF according to RVIPF Public Relations Officer Ms Diane Drayton.
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all u a.. h..e talking about Jamaica go and clean up uno house and left the jamaican them alone all u stink mouth people find out how thing go first before u all talk an left the police out for they all do they jobs not because they don't go potter place on hang out that y potter pasting that remarks these police r some of the best.
The truth always comes to light eventually.