Cops arrest second suspect in throat-slashing incident outside strip club

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A barmaid who “assisted” another woman in a knife fight that left a man bleeding from the neck on St. Thomas in April was arrested by police, authorities said.

Nickyma Matthew, 31, was arrested and charged with first-degree assault (aiding & abetting), the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Matthew is considered the “second suspect” in an assault that occurred near Jala Jala Club in Simmonds Alley on April 10, according to the VIPD.

The barmaid surrendered to officers at the Richard N. Callwood Command at 6:30 p.m. on May 24, 2024, after being notified that she was wanted by the Virgin Islands Police Department, police said.

Bail for Matthew was set at $75,000.00. Unable to post bail, she was remanded to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections at the St. Thomas jail.