On Thursday, 47-year-old Alexander Mateo was placed under arrest and booked in connection with an assault that occurred in August, reported the Virgin Islands Police Department.
On Aug. 30, at approximately 11:44 a.m., an adult male victim was transported to the Juan F. Luis Hospital Emergency Room via ambulance. The victim reported to officers that while he was asleep inside the old gym located upstairs from Subway in Golden Rock, he was assaulted by a male with a knife and a metal pipe. As a result of the assault, the victim sustained serious injuries to his arm, according to the police report.
An investigation conducted by detectives of the Criminal Investigation Bureau identified Mateo as the suspect in this case, and an All Points Bulletin (A.P.B.) was put out on him.
He was charged with assault in the third degree, with bail set at $75,000. Mateo was unable to post bail. He was transported to the John A. Bell Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility, where he was remanded pending his advice of rights hearing on Friday, at the Superior Court.
