A St. Thomas man was arrested early Friday after police say he assaulted his girlfriend inside a local business, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
Officers responded around 12:30 a.m. Friday to a 911 call reporting a fight at Veggie Plus. When officers arrived, they made contact with the victim, who said her boyfriend, Vincent Wiltshire Jr., entered the business and began accusing her of being unfaithful, according to the police report.
According to the VIPD, the woman told officers that after patrons left the bar and her niece stepped outside, Wiltshire Jr. pushed her and struck her in the face, causing injuries. She said she tried to stop the attack by hugging him and bit his upper lip before calling for help.
Police reviewed surveillance footage from the business and later located Wiltshire Jr. at Schneider Regional Medical Center, where he sought treatment for the bite injury, the police report stated.
Wiltshire Jr. was advised of his rights and arrested on charges of simple assault (domestic violence) and disturbance of the peace (domestic violence), according to police. He was transported to the Richard Callwood Command and later turned over to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advice of rights hearing, the report stated.
