CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man was re-arrested on St. Thomas for attempted murder after shooting at marshals during a standoff, was originally charged with stalking and kidnapping a woman, authorities said.
Dorian Hairston, at the time of his original booking in May, also refused to cooperate with authorities by refusing to take a COVID-19 test or pose for a mugshot, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
Hairston, 21, of Estate Solberg, was originally arrested May 10 and charged with several domestic violence crimes including stalking, disturbance of the peace by threats, disturbance of the peace by harassment, and kidnapping, according to the VIPD. He also was charged with larceny, delaying and obstructing an officer, and damaging government property, the probable cause fact sheet states.
The original case against Hairston began in May when police interviewed a woman who said Hairston had been coming to her place of work and harassing her, “and that she fears for her safety because he refuses to stop,” according to the sworn police affidavit filed by the VIPD in Superior Court.
The woman said Hairston told her “it is in your best interest to speak to me, or things will end bad for you today,” the probable cause fact sheet states. She described instances in which Hairston had driven her around in his vehicle against her will and threatened her. He also had stolen her cellphone.
On May 10, Hairston went to the woman’s business again, and police located him in Sub Base and placed him under arrest, according to the sworn police affidavit.
Hairston said the victim “has a legally binding agreement where she has to talk to me,” and told police “it would be in your best interest not to go through with this,” the probable cause fact sheet states.
Hairston has refused to cooperate with police or the booking process, and demanded to speak to the governor, lieutenant governor and Police Commissioner Ray Martinez, who did briefly visit his cell where Hairston was holding lightbulbs he had pried from the fixture on the ceiling despite orders to stop, according to the sworn police affidavit.
After his re-arrest in the St. Thomas jail on October 21, Hairston is now charged with four counts of first-degree attempted murder, four counts of second-degree attempted murder, four counts of first-degree assault, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, four counts of third-degree assault, illegal discharge of a firearm, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, first-degree reckless endangerment, aggravated assault and battery, possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of ammunition, failure to register firearms upon purchase from dealers, registration of firearms transferred from a non-dealer, contempt of court, interfering with officers discharging their duties, destruction of property and disturbance of the peace, VIPD Communications Director Glen Dratte said.
The charges stem from an October 12 incident in which Hairston allegedly fired on marshals attempting to serve him with an arrest warrant, according to Dratte.
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