Crime

Man Jumps From Second Floor of Building at American Yacht Harbor After Brandishing Firearm During Dispute

ST. THOMAS — Bail has been set at $75,000 for a man who allegedly threatened a store attendant with a gun after being asked to leave the establishment.  Police were summoned to a business establishment at American Yacht Harbor in the wee hours of Saturday morning in reference to a disturbance. Several people outside the business informed the responding officers that a man was inside with a gun. Inside the store they discovered an enraged male and observed several shelves tossed on the floor with  items scattered. One officer attempted to calm the man identified as Sha’heel Matthias while the other sought information from the store attendant. Matthias continued to yell while an officer asked him to step outside and began to get louder as he kept pulling at the waist of his pants.  According to the probable cause fact sheet accompanying his arrest, Matthias tripped while removing his pants and pushed an officer who attempted to keep him from falling. He then knocked over more shelves a...