Man Turns Complaint About Bottled Water Into Punch In The Face At Lindbergh Bay

John McCarthyPosted oninAt VIFreep, Breaking News, Crime News, Police News, St. Croix News

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A complaint about bottled water led to one man getting punched in the face near the St. Thomas airport.

Joseph Fenton, 39, was arrested at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and charged with third-degree assault and disturbance of the peace, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

VIPD mugshot of Joseph Fenton, 39, of St. Thomas.

The Criminal Investigation Bureau arrested Fenton in connection to an investigation of an
assault case in Lindbergh Bay last year, according to the VIPD.

Fenton struck the victim twice in the face causing injuries during what seemed to have been a misunderstanding at Crown Mountain Water on September 1, 2022, VIPD spokeswoman Kishma Chichester said.

Bail for Fenton was set at $25,000.00. Unable to post bail, he was remanded to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections pending an advice-of-rights hearing.

This case is currently under active investigation by the Criminal Investigation Bureau.

Anyone with any information regarding this case can call 911, or the Criminal Investigation Bureau, the Chief’s Office or contact Detective Brian Bedminster at 340-774-2211,

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.