Repeat offender Matthew Gumbs faces domestic violence charges for alleged assault

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man faces domestic violence charges for allegedly threatening to kill an “acquaintace” by strangling her while he was inebriated, authorities said.

Matthew Gumbs, 27, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence, simple assault-domestic violence, grand larceny, and disturbance of the peace-domestic violence, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

The case began at 4:00 p.m. on September 5, 2024, when the Domestic Violence Unit was alerted that an adult female victim was present at Richard Callwood Command alleging multiple disturbances by a former acquaintance named Matthew Gumbs, according to the VIPD.

“The victim stated Gumbs came to her residence on September 1, 2024, and appeared to be

intoxicated,” VIPD spokeswoman Kishma Chichester said. “He strangled her and threatened to kill her. She added that Gumbs also pushed her against a wall and pulled her by the hair.”