A St. Croix man is facing domestic violence charges after a woman reported that he strangled her twice during an argument, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department.
Around 4:41 a.m. Saturday, an adult female entered the Ancilmo D. Marshall Command Police Station and requested help regarding an incident involving Travis Everett. A detective with the Domestic Violence Unit conducted the investigation, the police report stated.
The woman told police that she and Everett had a verbal dispute, during which Everett allegedly strangled her and restricted her airway on two separate occasions, the report stated.
Travis Everett, 45, was arrested later that day and charged with second-degree assault, classified as an act of domestic violence. According to the VIPD, Everett was booked without bail and remanded to the John Bell Correctional Facility, the report stated.
He is scheduled for an advice of rights hearing Monday at 9 a.m. in Superior Court, it said.
