Crime

Man Accused Of Detaining And Beating Woman In Her Own Apartment Out On Bail

ST. THOMAS -- V.I. Superior Court Magistrate Henry Carr III found probable cause to move forward on false imprisonment and related charges against Elijah Henry, above, who is accused of beating a female victim while detaining her in her apartment, V.I. Department of Justice Public Media Officer announced this week. Mr. Henry, 25, of Oswald Harris Court housing community is charged with one count each of false imprisonment; disturbance of the peace (domestic violence); third-degree assault (domestic violence); assault and battery (domestic violence) and second-degree assault in connection with an incident that occurred in the predawn hours of Tuesday. Hours after his arrest, Mr. Henry appeared before Magistrate Carr Tuesday morning for an advice-of-rights hearing, during which Magistrate Carr found probable cause to sustain the charges and set a $25,000 bail for Mr. Henry, allowing him to post $1,000 in cash and execute an unsecured appearance bond for the remaining $24,000. The suspect...