A 34-year-old St. Thomas man was arrested Saturday on multiple domestic violence charges after police said he assaulted a woman during an argument at a residence, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
VIPD patrol officers were dispatched to the residence about 11:17 a.m. Saturday in reference to an assault. The victim told officers that she and Ashby Gibson argued and the dispute escalated into a physical altercation, the police report stated.
According to the report, the victim stated that Gibson caused her to fall, dragged her on a rug and strangled her while she was on the ground. She further told officers that Gibson threw objects at her, striking her, and later pushed her against a glass front door while she was holding her infant child as she attempted to leave the residence. The victim said she was able to get away and then called 911.
Police said the victim sustained visible injuries and complained of neck pain. Emergency medical technicians examined her at the scene, but she refused transport to Roy L. Schneider Hospital. The infant was not injured, the report stated.
Officers made contact with Gibson, advised him of his constitutional rights and placed him under arrest, police said. He was transported to the Richard Callwood Command, booked and processed, and turned over to the Bureau of Corrections pending an advice of rights hearing, the report stated.
Gibson was charged with assault, second-degree domestic violence, assault, third-degree domestic violence, simple assault, domestic violence, disturbance of the peace, domestic violence, and reckless endangerment, second-degree. No bail was set under Virgin Islands domestic violence law, the report stated.
