St. John Man Stabbed On Prince Street In Cruz Bay Has Nothing To Tell Police

CRUZ BAY — A St. John man was taken for emergency health care after a stabbing in St. John but told police “he had nothing to report” when officers asked for a statement.

The 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of a stabbing incident outside of an establishment on Prince Street in St. John at 11:00 p.m. Thursday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

The male victim was taken to the Myrah Keating Smith Community Health Center for treatment, according to the VIPD.

“When officers interviewed the victim at the clinic, he advised the officers he had nothing to report,” VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 911, the Criminal Investigation Bureau at (340) 774-2211 extension 5530, or Crime Stoppers USVI at (800) 222-8477.

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.