Gumbs denies punching Police in the mouth
Gumbs, who was represented by attorney Valerie Gordon today, pleaded not guilty to resisting arrest and assaulting an officer of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).
According to the allegations made by the Crown, Gumbs was observed to be parallel parking and obstructing traffic near Dolphin Discovery at Prospect Reef. He was approached by a Police officer and asked to move but refused.
He later moved his vehicle after the officer phoned for assistance at the Road Town Police Station. When the officer attempted to ticket him, he refused to accept the ticket and reportedly used his phone to take a video recording of the officer.
Gumbs allegedly put the phone into the officer’s face and said, “Look the Police who give me the ticket tonight.” The officer reportedly pushed the phone away.
Gumbs then allegedly warned the officer, “Touch my hand or this phone again and you will see what will happen.” But the officer walked away and the defendant followed and kept pushing the pone into the officer’s face.
He again pushed the phone away and the defendant then allegedly bumped his chest into the officer and asked, “What are you going to do about it?”
He was then informed that he would be arrested for assault.
At this point, the Crown alleged that Gumbs then handed his phone to a friend and said, “Hold this for me, the thing now start.” But he was restricted by another officer that had arrived by this time.
Gumbs allegedly broke away when the officer had turned around and punched the arresting officer in his mouth.
The officer was later seen at Peebles Hospital and it was noted that he had received a cut and bruise to his lower lip, a swollen jaw with pain and he was also placed on three days’ sick leave with medication.
A trial date was set for the matter to be heard on April 30, 2014.
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