HILL STREET BLUES! St. Croix Man Arrested For Violating Protective Order Of Woman: VIPD

HILL STREET BLUES! St. Croix Man Arrested For Violating Protective Order Of Woman: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who violated the terms of a protective order 10 months ago was arrested by police on Saturday evening, authorities said.

Elias Velasquez, Jr., 53, of Hill Street, Christiansted, was arrested at 6:07 p.m. Saturday and charged with contempt of court, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

“On March 11, 2020, Velasquez violated a restraining order not to have direct or indirect contact with an adult female,” VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said.

Bail for Velasquez was set at $1,000, which he was not able to post. He was remanded to the custody of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections pending an advice-of-rights hearing.

Detectives from the VIPD’s Criminal Investigation Bureau made the arrest of Velasquez, Derima said.

The suspect was arrested based on a bench warrant issued by the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands.

All individuals listed as arrested or charged with a crime in this news article are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.