A man was arrested Monday after police said he assaulted his wife with a hot iron during an argument at a St. Thomas resort, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
According to a police report from the Virgin Islands Police Department, the incident occurred Friday, Feb. 20, at a villa at Sapphire Beach Resort.
Police said an adult female victim was transported by ambulance to Schneider Regional Medical Center after her husband allegedly pressed a hot iron against her buttocks, causing second-degree burns. The victim told officers that when she turned her back to him during an argument, he pressed the iron firmly against her and then struck her several times about her body before leaving the villa.
On Monday at about 4 p.m., Eliseo Huerta was detained at Cyril E. King Airport and informed of the allegations against him. Police said he was advised of his Constitutional Rights and declined to provide a statement. He was then arrested, booked and processed before being turned over to the Bureau of Corrections pending his Advise of Rights Hearing, the police report stated.
Huerta was charged with third-degree assault, simple assault, and disturbance of the peace (DV), the report stated.
The case remains under investigation by the Domestic Violence and Special Victims Unit. Anyone with information is asked to call 911, the Domestic Violence Unit at 340-715-5539, or the Office of the Police Chief.
