VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT 
Office of the Police Commissioner 
Contact: 
Toby Derima 
Telephone: (340) 642-9310 
Email: 
toby.derima@vipd.vi.gov  
Website: 
www.vipd.gov.vi 
Twitter: 
@VirginIslandsPD 
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For Immediate Release
September 6, 2020
  
PRESS RELEASE 
 
St. Thomas Man Arrested on Domestic Assault Charge 
 
ST. THOMAS, USVI – On September 4 at roughly 5:30 p.m., police arrested Kwanza George, 
age 32 of Paul M. Pearson Gardens, charging him with 3rd Degree Assault, Domestic Violence. 
 
The victim reported that on September 1, George assaulted her, causing injuries. George is 
alleged to have bound the victim, limiting her movement.  
 
Bail was not offered to George, as per the territory’s domestic violence laws. He was turned over 
to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections pending his Advice of Rights hearing. 
 
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