Police arrested a 39-year-old man Tuesday night on St. Thomas following a domestic violence incident that left a woman with facial injuries and a minor child hurt, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
Officers responded around 10:40 p.m. to a report of an assault. When they arrived, the victim told police she had been sitting in her vehicle outside her home when Mark Turbe drove up and caused a disturbance. She said Turbe tried to pull her out of the vehicle, scratching her face during the struggle. He then damaged her windshield and wipers, and kicked the driver’s side door shut, striking their minor child’s arm, police said.
Officers confirmed the damage to the vehicle and saw the scratches on the victim’s face. An ambulance was called for the child, who complained of pain in the right arm.
Turbe was advised of his constitutional rights and charged with simple assault (domestic violence), destruction of property (domestic violence), and disturbance of the peace (domestic violence), according to the VIPD.
He was booked and processed at the Richard Callwood Command. No bail was set under the Virgin Islands’ domestic violence laws, and Turbe was turned over to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advice of rights hearing.
