Crime

Man Allegedly Assaults Girlfriend With Clothes Iron, Hurls Rock at Her Vehicle as She Tried to Escape

ST. THOMAS —A man has been ordered to have no contact with his girlfriend after he allegedly hit her with an iron.  Solomon Degallerie has been charged with multiple offenses including two counts of third-degree assault and two counts of using a dangerous weapon during a crime of violence.  His arrest stems from an incident on Sunday evening where his girlfriend reportedly showed up at the Richard Callwood Command bleeding from the nose and mouth with blood running down her arms and legs. According to the probable cause fact sheet, she told police that her boyfriend Solomon Degallerie picked her up in her vehicle and they argued on the drive home after stopping for a few drinks. She further recounted that when they arrived home he approached her and began calling her names, allegedly threatening to ‘burst her face’. According to the alleged victim's statement, Degallerie then picked up a clothes iron and swung it at her and she was struck in the mouth while attempting to dodge the at...