Crime

Wife of Retired Lt. Colonel Appears at Police Station Screaming for Help After Being Assaulted With Knife By Husband, Police Say

ST. CROIX — The wife of retired Lt. Colonel Elwyn Browne — Mr. Browne being a mainstay of Governor Albert Bryan's campaign team who in 2019 was named chief of staff of the Adjutant General's Office of the V.I. National Guard — frantically appeared at the Wilbur Command Police Station on St. Croix at 1:50 a.m. May 9, hysterically banging on the doors to let her in while screaming, "Please let me in, he's going to kill me." That's according to a probable cause fact sheet filed with the V.I. Superior Court by Police Officer Luis Casanova. Mr. Browne appeared in court for his advisement hearing Wednesday, along with his attorney Yohanna Manning. The government was represented by Assistant V.I. Attorney General Jasmine Griffin. Superior Court Judge Miguel Camacho found probable cause for the charges levied against Mr. Browne by the government, including third-degree assault domestic violence, which comes with a five-year incarceration period, and carrying and using a dangerous weapon, whi...