A St. Croix man and his mother allegedly forged documents in hopes of restoring her utility service, a man awaiting trial for sexual assault of a teenager allegedly forged police documents for a government job hiding his arrest, and two St. Thomas men were charged with raping a visiting woman, police said Tuesday.
Jahmoy Martinez and his mother, Renee Coats, were arrested Monday for allegedly presenting the Water and Power Authority with a forged lease. Coats’ utility service had been terminated sometime earlier because of overdue fees. They were charged with filing forged instruments and fraudulent claims upon the government. They were released on $5,500 bail, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department.
Kishsion Thomas, 37, was arrested Monday, charged with forgery, filing or recording forged instruments, and fraudulent claims upon the government, police said. Thomas allegedly presented forged VIPD records and traffic records to the Waste Management Authority in order to obtain employment by avoiding the disclosure of his criminal and traffic records to the Human Resources Department. Thomas had been arrested in May 2023 for allegedly climbing into bed with a 14-year-old and rubbing his genitals against the girl. He was released into the custody of a friend a day after his arrest. Thomas was allowed to leave police custody Tuesday after posting $1,000 of $5,500 bail, according to court records.
On St. Thomas Monday, a woman staying at a Charlotte Amalie hotel told police that she had been raped by two men at their home five days earlier. Police interviewed Shaquille Cruz and Roger Luis Perez-Velasquez before arresting both men on rape and unlawful sexual assault charges. Neither man had previous arrest records, according to court documents. They were offered $100,000 bail and jailed until an advice of rights hearing, police said.
