Crime

Woman Suffers Loose Tooth, Bleeding Below Eye and Bump to Forehead After Alleged Assault by Boyfriend

ST. CROIX — A man has been granted bail on the condition that he resides at least 1000 feet away from his girlfriend who he allegedly battered. Jah-Marley Alfred is accused of simple assault and battery, an act of domestic violence which carries a maximum imprisonment of six months, if convicted. On the evening of September 11, two police officers were dispatched in reference to a physical altercation where a man allegedly beat his girlfriend with whom he resided. Upon arrival, officers found the alleged victim with visible markings on her head, neck and back. The probable cause fact sheet highlights several injuries as recounted by one of the responding officers. These include a loose tooth, a bump on the woman’s forehead, bleeding below the eye and bite marks on her neck. According to police, the injuries were photographed and the victim was interviewed, where she claimed that she was  punched and bitten by her boyfriend. The victim told police she fought back to get her boyfriend...