Crime

Owner of Corner Pocket Fires Gunshot Into the Air, Points Gun at Female Customer During Altercation, Police Report Says

ST. CROIX — The owner of Corner Pocket Grill House and Nightclub, a popular venue located in Kingshill was arrested Thursday after firing a gunshot into the air during an altercation with his child's mother at the establishment, the V.I. Police Department has announced. The suspect, 40-year-old Jamaal Mingo, also pointed the firearm at a female who was at the grill house and nightclub following a verbal altercation that turned physical, according to the V.I.P.D. According to the police report, on Tuesday, November 8 at approximately 11:14 p.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center received a report from a female who stated that she was in an altercation with her daughter’s father, Jamaal Mingo at his business Corner Pocket, and that he fired a single gunshot in the air and waved and pointed a firearm at a family member. Several witnesses were interviewed and their statements all corroborated with the complainants’ statements, the V.I.P.D. said. They further stated that Mingo was intoxicated...