Diane Christian arrested on domestic violence charges, VIPD says

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix woman faces charges after a domestic violence complaint was filed with the police.

Diane Christian, 50, was arrested today and charged with second-degree attempted assault and petit larceny, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

On February 10, 2025, a complainant filed a police report of a domestic violence incident against Diane Christian, according to the VIPD.

VIPD mug shot of Diane Christian, 50, of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

A detective from the Criminal Investigation Bureau was assigned to this case.

On December 16, 2025, a Superior Court Judge signed an arrest warrant for Diane Christian.

Christian was officially detained today, processed and booked.

She posted bail which was set at $50,000.00.

Christian was released pending an advice-of-rights hearing set for Superior Court tomorrow morning.

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.