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St. Croix Couple Arrested Following Domestic Violence Dispute

Two people were arrested Sunday night following a domestic dispute at a Frederiksted residence, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.

Patrol officers responded to the home around 8 p.m. on Sunday, where they met with Jahmali Johannes, who told police that Jazzmine Ferdinand came to his home, assaulted him, and began destroying property, according to the police report.

When officers later contacted Ferdinand, she said that while at Johannes’ residence, the two got into an argument that escalated when he assaulted her, leading her to damage several items in his home, the police report stated.

Police arrested Johannes, 32, and charged him with Simple Assault and Battery (Domestic Violence). Ferdinand, 21, was arrested for Destruction of Property (Domestic Violence), the report stated.

No bail was set for either under the Domestic Violence Law. Both were transported to the John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility, where they were remanded pending their advice of rights hearing, it stated.

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