Man Arrested After Body-Slamming Girlfriend in Front of Their Child

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested Thursday after his ex-girlfriend identified him as her assailant, authorities said.

Kamoy Williams, 27, was arrested at 6:30 p.m. and charged with charged with simple assault-domestic violence and disturbance of the peace-domestic violence, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

“The female victim stated that on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at about 6:20 p.m., Mr. Williams came to her residence to drop off their minor child,” VIPD Communications Director Glen Dratte said. “The victim said that Mr. Williams became upset and grabbed her by the hair and threw her to the ground.”

VIPD mugshot of Kamoy Williams, 27, of St. Thomas.

Williams voluntarily surrendered to police on Tuesday evening, according to Dratte.

No bail was set for him. He was remanded to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections pending an advice-of-rights hearing.

This case is currently under investigation by the VIPD Domestic Violence Unit. Anyone having
information about this crime can notify the Domestic Violence Unit at 340-774-2211, ext.
5534.

John McCarthy

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.