A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing on St. John that left a victim with life-threatening injuries, the Virgin Islands Police Department report.
Detectives with the Criminal Investigation Bureau on St. Thomas arrested Disnei Figueroa Rijo and charged him with assault in the third degree, simple assault, reckless endangerment and disturbance of the peace (fight), according to the police report.
Police said that on Friday, a male victim reported that on Thursday he sustained life-threatening injuries in Enighed, St. John. The victim told police he suffered multiple stab wounds to the left side of his body that required stitches for closure, the police report stated.
The investigation identified Figueroa Rijo as the suspect. Later that day, he was transported from the United States Immigration Enforcement Detention Facility to the Richard N. Callwood Command Criminal Investigation Bureau, where he was booked and processed, the report stated.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact 911 or Detective E. Rijo of the Criminal Investigation Bureau at 340-774-2211. Anonymous tips may be submitted to Crime Stoppers V.I. at 800-222-8477.
