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VIPD NEWS RELEASE - 071323-222 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
July 13, 2023  
 
Man Wanted for Baseball Bat Assault Arrested  
 
St. Croix, USVI - On July 7, 2023, at about 10:17 p.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center 
received notification from a concerned citizen of a physical altercation in progress at the 
Canegata Ball Park. Police arrived and quelled the fight. 
 
While there, officers made contact with one of the individuals involved in the fight and he 
admitted that he struck one of his teammates in the head with a bat. The victim transported to 
Juan F. Luis Hospital arrived with life threatening head injury. 
 
Rasheed Knight, age 24, turned himself in to police in the presence of his attorney at Wilbur 
Francis Command where he was arrested and charged with Attempted Murder, Assault in the 
First Degree, Assault in the Third Degree, Carrying or Using A Dangerous Weapon, and 
Aggravated Assault and Battery. His bail was set at $100,000.00. As per Superior Court 
Magistrate Brow-Ross, Mr. Knight was released to his father, pending his Advice of Rights 
Hearing at the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix District. 
 
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