A St. Croix man was arrested after police said surveillance footage showed him firing shots at a neighbor during a dispute in Estate St. John.
Yahya Daniel, 46, was arrested after the 911 Emergency Call Center received reports of shots fired about 8.27 a.m. Wednesday, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
The caller told police his neighbor fired shots at him, according to the police report.
Detectives said the incident began while Daniel was cutting grass along the boundary between his fence line and the victim’s property. Police said the victim approached Daniel and threw gravel at him, then threw another piece of gravel that struck him. Daniel then drew a licensed firearm and fired two shots at the victim, police said.
Surveillance footage captured the incident, the police report stated.
Daniel was advised of his Miranda rights and arrested on a charge of assault in the first degree, police said. Bail was set at $100,000, and he later secured release with court approval. Conditions included posting $200 of the bail, relinquishing all firearms, and residing with a third-party custodian under house arrest pending an advice of rights hearing scheduled for Friday in Superior Court, the report stated.
