THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT 
                                     “To Protect and Serve” 
       Office of the Commissioner 
 
 
AAF Justice Complex, 5400 Veterans Drive St. Thomas, 00802 * (340) 774-2211 
Administrative Services Building 45 Mars Hill, Frederiksted St. Croix, 00840 * (340) 778-2211 
 
www.vipd.vi.gov 
 
VIPD RELEASE- 010123-002 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
January 1, 2023  
 
Woman Arrested for Assaulting Her Cousin 
St. Thomas ,USVI - On Saturday, December 31, 2022, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Mrs. 
Annica Charleswell-Thompson, a 37-year-old black female, turned herself into the Domestic 
Violence Unit to face charges of Assault in the First (w/ Mayhem) and Third Degree DV, 
Simple Assault DV and Disturbance of the Peace, DV. The female victim stated that on 
Sunday, December 4, 2022, at about 7:30 p.m., she was at the emergency room when an 
altercation took place between her and her two cousins. The victim identified Mrs. 
Charleswell-Thompson, as one of two assailants that attacked her in the parking lot of the 
Schneider Regional Medical Center, which resulted in her receiving multiple injuries about 
her face and body. 
Anyone having information about this crime can notify the Domestic Violence Bureau at 
(340)774-2211, ext. 5534. 
 
 
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