Crime

Forgotten Phone Dispute Ends in Arrest After Alleged Knife Attack and Rock-Throwing Incident

ST. CROIX — A late-night dispute in Gallows Bay that police say began over a forgotten cell phone escalated into allegations of a knife attack, property damage, and conflicting accounts of reckless driving, resulting in the arrest of a woman on multiple domestic violence-related charges. According to court documents, just before midnight on Monday, officers were dispatched to Gallows Bay in Christiansted following reports of damage to a vehicle. When they arrived, they spoke with the vehicle’s owner, who described a chain of events that began earlier in the evening. The man told police he had been giving his off-and-on partner of three years, Kahlia Cascen, and her brother a ride home. After dropping them off, he realized the brother had left his phone inside the vehicle. He said he called them immediately to say he would return the phone, but subsequently fell asleep. Hours later, the man said he received a call from Ms. Cascen’s brother, and the conversation turned argumentative. ...