THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT 
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VIPD Release- 110922-304 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
 
November 9, 2022  
 
 
51-Year-Old Man Arrested Following Domestic Abuse and 
Assault Charges  
 
Christiansted, St. Croix- On November 7, 2022, the 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched 
the Criminal Investigation Bureau to an Assault 2nd DV that occurred in Strawberry Hill. 
The female victim reported that she and her boyfriend got into a verbal dispute after she 
asked him about his female friend. The argument escalated, he became physical, and he 
assaulted and strangled her, until she could not breathe. The victim was able to escape the 
male individual and she was taken to the Juan F. Luis Hospital where she was treated for her 
injuries.  
On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at 2:51p.m., members of the Criminal Investigation Bureau 
arrested Mr. Ralph Cook, Jr. 51 years old for Assault 2nd DV, Simple Assault & Battery and 
Attempted Murder, without incident at his Estate Strawberry Hill residence. No bail was set 
as per the DV statue. Mr. Cook was transported to the Golden Grove Adult Correctional 
Facility pending his Advice of Rights Hearing. 
  
 
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