Crime

Suspect Claims Woman Threatened to Have Him Killed So He Snapped

ST. THOMAS — A St. Thomas man was accused of and admitted to hitting a woman with his hands on Monday in a domestic dispute. The suspect claims that the victim verbally threatened to have someone kill him on Friday, thus causing him to snap.  Jarome Vanbeverhoudt, 35, appeared before Magistrate Judge Henry Carr, III via teleconference for his advisement hearing on Friday. He was released on Wednesday on his own personal recognizance for medical reasons.  Vanbeverhoudt was charged with simple assault and battery as an act of domestic violence as well as disturbance of the peace.  According to the suspect’s statement to police, the victim and the suspect regularly argue. Upon seeing her on Monday, he said that the victim threatened to have someone kill him on Friday. After hearing that, he said that he snapped. The victim instigated a physical altercation by asking the suspect to hit her, in which he did to her head and admitted to doing so to officers, the fact sheet said.  On the o...