Police on Thursday arrested a 34-year-old man on St. Croix accused of assaulting another man during a domestic incident, the Virgin Islands Police Department announced Friday.
According to the VIPD, officers were dispatched to a residence at about 3:45 p.m., where they found an adult male with visible facial injuries. The victim told officers that Robert Payne Jr. struck him repeatedly in the face and mouth.
Police said Payne admitted to the assault, was advised of his Miranda rights and taken into custody on a charge of simple assault and battery in a domestic violence case. He was transported to the John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility, where he is being held without bail as required under the domestic violence statute, pending his advice of rights hearing.
