St. Thomas Man Arrested After Girlfriend Assaulted, Police Say

A St. Thomas man turned himself into the authorities Wednesday after his girlfriend was assaulted, the V.I. Police Department reported.

On Jan. 6, the 911 Emergency Call Center received a call for a woman who was assaulted in the area of Vester Gade. Contact was made with the victim, who told officers that her boyfriend, Marlon Gustavo Reyes, assaulted her after they got into an argument, according to the police report.

On Wednesday at approximately 6:30 p.m., Reyes, 46, turned himself into the Domestic Violence Unit at the Richard Callwood Command. Reyes was advised of his constitutional rights and placed under arrest for third-degree assault domestic violence, simple assault domestic violence, and disturbance of the peace domestic violence, the police report stated.

The case is under investigation by the Domestic Violence Unit. Anyone with information can notify 911, the Domestic Violence Unit at 340-715-5534, or 340-715-5535, or the Office of the Police Chief.