Police arrested 23-year-old Dekyle Fessale on Sept. 25 after a reported disturbance in Smith Bay, St. Thomas, involving a gun and a knife, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
At about 6:12 a.m., officers were dispatched after a man reported that he had been threatened. The victim told police he was in a verbal altercation with his girlfriend’s son, Fessale, when Fessale allegedly brandished a gun. The victim said Fessale later returned with a knife and charged at him, the police report stated.
After interviewing the victim, officers arrested Fessale on charges of third-degree assault, brandishing a dangerous weapon and disturbance of the peace. Bail was set at $25,000, the report stated.
The case remains under investigation. Police ask anyone with information to contact 911, the Criminal Investigation Bureau at 340-774-2211, or the Office of the Police Chief.
