An inmate was injured in a stabbing incident inside a prison cell Jan. 28 on St. Thomas, and another inmate has been charged, according to a joint press release from the Virgin Islands Police Department and the Bureau of Corrections.
The incident occurred Jan. 28 at about 6:10 a.m. when a Bureau of Corrections officer responded to a cry for help and observed inmate Rehelio Trant inside another inmate’s cell holding a knife, police said. The injured inmate was clutching his neck with blood on his hands and shouting for assistance, according to the release.
Emergency medical services transported the victim to Schneider Regional Medical Center, where he was treated for his injuries, the release stated. .
Trant was charged with attempted murder in the first degree, assault in the first degree, assault in the third degree, mayhem, and brandishing and exhibiting a dangerous weapon. Bail was set at $150,000, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department.
