Mugshot of Lubens Besse. Photo Credit: THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT
ST. JOHN — Police officers on Sunday at about 10:30 p.m. located 33-year-old Lubens Besse of Suzannaberg, who was reported missing on October 14. He was located in Red Hook, St. Thomas, according to police spokesman Toby Derima.
Besse was previously wanted for assaulting his girlfriend on October 11. After being transported to the Roy Lester Schneider Regional Medical Center for medical evaluation, he was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, domestic violence.
Besse was not offered bail as per the territory’s domestic violence laws, Mr. Derima said. He was turned over to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections pending his advisement hearing.
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