The V.I. Police Department arrested a 27-year-old St. Croix resident Wednesday morning and charged him with first-degree burglary.
According to police, Enrique Velasquez was arrested at 8:08 a.m., April 28, on a warrant.
Velasquez allegedly entered an apartment in St. Croix Mutual Homes without permission and assaulted the occupants on Jan. 28, police said.
Velasquez was jailed after failing to post $75,000 bail and held pending his advice of rights hearing.
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