Police arrested 37-year-old Jeuris Zabala-Ramirez early Monday on St. Croix in connection with a stabbing that left a man hospitalized with serious injuries, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
At about 2:48 a.m., officers were dispatched to the Juan F. Luis Hospital emergency room after a man arrived in a private vehicle with a stab wound to his arm. The victim was admitted for treatment, police said.
Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau identified Zabala-Ramirez as the suspect. He was arrested at his home, advised of his rights and admitted to assaulting the victim, the police report said.
Zabala-Ramirez faces charges of first-degree assault, third-degree assault and use of a dangerous weapon during a crime of violence. He was booked and held on $100,000 bail. Unable to post bond, he was remanded to the John A. Bell Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility pending his advice of rights hearing, the report said.
