Updated at 10:15 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27
A St. Croix man wanted for attempted murder and assault turned himself in at the Wilbur Francis Command at 9:25 p.m. on Sunday and was taken into custody, the V.I. Police Department reported Monday morning.
Joseph Greaux was read his rights and declined to provide a statement, the release stated. He was processed and remanded to the John Bell Correctional Facility in Golden Grove after he was unable to post bail in the amount of $100,000, the VIPD reported.
Sunday, Nov. 26 at 8:45 p.m.
A woman called 911 to report that her ex-boyfriend, Joseph Greaux, discharged shots at her friend in the vicinity of the Value Pack Gas Station located in La Grande Princesse at about 10:22 p.m. on Friday. Officers were dispatched to the scene and found spent casings on the roadway and several casings at the service station, according to the police report.
During the investigation, detectives learned that Greaux exited his vehicle (a gray Acura TSX) and then approached the victim’s vehicle armed with a gun. As the driver drove away, Greaux discharged three shots at the vehicle. While his ex-girlfriend stood outside the vehicle, Greaux started to assault her, causing injuries to her mouth, chin and arms, the police report stated.
VIPD asks anyone with information on Greaux’s whereabouts or information on this matter to contact 911, the Criminal Investigation Bureau Tipline at (340) 778-4850 or Crime Stoppers VI at 1(800)222-8477 (TIPS).
