CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a suspect with a slender build stabbed a man near the former Fat Man’s Bar in St. Thomas, authorities said.
Damas Gallant, 37, was arrested and charged with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, and carrying or using a dangerous weapon, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
The charges stem from an October 28 incident in which officers were dispatched to the roadway across from the former Fat Man’s Bar about 6:26 p.m., in reference to a male who sustained a stab wound to the left side of his chest, according to the VIPD.
“Officers made contact with the victim who had what appeared to be blood saturating his shirt by the lower left side of his chest.,” VIPD spokeswoman Kishma Chichester said.
The victim was able to provide officers with a description of his assailant and his assailant’s current location, according to Chichester.
The victim was transported to the Schneider Hospital via ambulance by Emergency Medical Technicians.
Gallant was quickly apprehended and placed under arrest after he was positively identified as the individual who stabbed the victim, police said.
The suspect is being held at the St. Thomas jail pending further court action.