Mugshot of Sanae Glasgow. Photo Credit: THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ST. THOMAS — A woman is facing multiple felony assault charges after allegedly attacking another woman as she sat in her car in Estate Tutu.
According to court documents, police were alerted to the incident when called out on the evening of March 30. About a month later, the alleged victim turned up at the VIPD's Criminal Investigation Bureau to provide an official statement.
She said that she had gone to Walgreens on the evening in question and purchased some gift cards for her son. She then drove to the house where her son lives with his father. When she got there, she saw the father outside, and she parked in front of his house waiting for him to fetch their son.
The woman told police that she was in her car listening to music when someone suddenly opened the front passenger door. The intruder, who she named as Sanae Glasgow, allegedly grabbed her by the bun and began hitting her in the face with a hard object.
The woman said that the assault was too intense for her to defend herself. Her bottom lip split from the blows, she recalled, and she briefly lost consciousness. After coming to her senses, the woman said she realized Glasgow was now also kicking her.
Somehow, she gathered her strength to get away, and told police she went home and started a livestream on her social media account to alert her contacts to what had happened to her.
The woman told officers that she and Glasgow had never had any previous fights.
After the woman arrived home, she said she was visited by two female police officers, but felt uncomfortable speaking with them. She ultimately drove herself to the hospital, escorted by a neighbor, to seek medical treatment. The assault, she said, resulted in a broken front tooth and a fracture to her face.
Officers realized that the delay in her statement to police was due to her inability to speak following surgery for her facial injuries.
Glasgow visited the CIB at the beginning of April to give her statement to police about the incident. She said she had been cleaning out the vehicle when the other woman approached, reportedly cursing and threatening to kill Glasgow and her family. According to Glasgow, the two had been exchanging words for the past 12 years. On that day, the woman reportedly kept repeating that it was good her brother had killed Glasgow's brother.
Glasgow said she ignored the verbal provocation and continued cleaning her vehicle, walking back and forth across the roadway between her car and a garbage bin on the opposite side. She told officers that at one point she heard a noise and turned to see the reverse lights of the other woman’s car coming toward her. She was reportedly struck by the vehicle, and noticing the reverse lights were still on, Glasgow said she ran to the front of the car and opened the door in an attempt to put it in park. She said the driver struck her first, which led to a physical altercation in the front passenger seat.
Glasgow claimed to have received a message from a cousin who saw the car strike her. When police spoke to the individual, however, they said that the vehicle had reversed to allow another car to pass, but there was nobody behind it at the time. The person told officers they did see Glasgow cross in front of the car about three times, with the car inching forward each time. However, they did not see any impact between the car and Glasgow. The person did see the woman's livestream, however, and opined that the facial injuries captured by the camera suggested that she had been severely beaten.
Glasgow ultimately surrendered herself to authorities on May 27, at which point she was arrested and charged with first-degree assault, third-degree assault, simple assault and battery, and disturbance of the peace. She was able to post the initial $25,000 bail and appeared before Magistrate Simone VanHolten-Turnbull for her advice of rights hearing.
In court on Wednesday, the judge found probable cause to uphold all charges against Glasgow. Her cash bail requirement was reduced to $1,000, but she must now report to the probation office twice a week in person. Glasgow is prohibited from possessing firearms, ammunition, or other dangerous weapons, and also banned from using alcohol or other controlled substances while trial is pending.
Her next court appearance is scheduled for June 13.
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