Michelle Wakefield and Tony Elizee. Photo Credit: THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT
ST. CROIX — Police on Wednesday arrested a woman in connection with a shooting incident in Mount Pleasant West that left multiple homes damaged, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Toby Derima has announced. The woman's boyfriend, who remained at-large as of Thursday night, is wanted by police after the couple is said to have discharged gunshots at individuals.
According to the news release, on Wednesday at roughly 7:05 a.m., police arrested 34-year-old Michelle Wakefield of Estate Cane Carlton on a warrant and charged her with first-degree reckless endangerment, discharging or aiming a firearm, carrying firearms openly or concealed, third-degree assault, possession of ammunition, and third-degree false reporting.
Wakefield and her boyfriend, 37-year-old Tony Elizee, are accused of discharging a firearm at individuals in the Mt. Pleasant West neighborhood, which resulted in damages to homes. Police also have a warrant for Elizee’s arrest.
Unable to make bail of $100,000, Wakefield was remanded to the Golden Grove Correctional Facility pending her advisement hearing.
The V.I.P.D. is asking anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Elizee to call 911, the Crime TipLine at (340) 778-4950, or anonymously to Crime Stoppers USVI at (800) 222-TIPS.
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