A woman who called police to report a theft at her St. Croix residence was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly assaulting the person she accused, the V.I. Police Department announced.
According to a police report, officers were dispatched at approximately 2:51 a.m. Sunday, to Anna’s Hope Villas, following a report of a stolen lounge chair and a pet rabbit. The complainant, identified as 42-year-old Keosha Richards, told responding officers that she believed a friend had taken the items.
Officers proceeded to the friend’s residence to investigate the complaint. While police were present at the location, Richards arrived, exited her vehicle holding a gray baseball bat, and advanced toward the individual, who had just stepped outside. Officers instructed Richards to drop the bat, but she refused and kicked down the gate to the property, the police report stated.
Police said they intervened and removed the bat from her hands, but Richards continued to approach the individual. She then picked up a five-gallon bucket filled with sand and struck the man on his left leg, causing pain, the report stated.
Richards was arrested at the scene and charged with simple assault and battery. She was remanded to the John Bell Correctional Facility after failing to post $1,000 bail. She is awaiting her advice of rights hearing, police said.
