Crime

St. Thomas Man Charged After Striking Girlfriend in Head and Neck While She Drove With Their Children

ST. THOMAS — A man is facing domestic violence charges after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend with their minor children in the car. According to court documents, the woman and her three children turned up at the Richard Callwood Command Police Station late Friday night to report the assault. She said the incident occurred the previous night while she was driving down Hospital Gade with her boyfriend Guy Vicars. The children were also in the vehicle, she told police. Vicars was reportedly drunk and shouting, the woman said, having consumed approximately 20 beers since he began drinking earlier that day. She said she tried to ignore him, but he then began punching her – once on her right shoulder and then on the right side of her neck. She was still trying to drive when Vicars reportedly removed the key from the ignition and struck her twice in the forehead with the steel mounting bracket connected to the key. At that point, the woman said she exited the vehicle and began screamin...