Judge Denies Release of Student Charged in Bus Driver Attack; St. Croix Bus Service to Resume Monday

A St. Croix student remains in custody after V.I. Superior Court Judge Jessica Gallivan denied two motions for his release on Thursday, setting bail at $25,000. Caleave Nigel Mascall Jr., 18, has been charged with third-degree assault following an attack on a school bus driver on Wednesday.

Mascall, along with two other students, allegedly beat the driver, causing injuries that required hospitalization. Mascall is also charged with damaging or tampering with a vehicle and disturbance of the peace. He was initially arrested after the incident Wednesday, and his bail was set at $25,000 pending his advice of rights hearing Thursday.

Unable to post bail, he was remanded to the John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility on St. Croix.

The incident led to a suspension of all school bus services in the St. Croix district on Thursday, as drivers staged a job action in support of the assaulted driver. Bus workers, who expressed concerns about safety, have since agreed to return to work on Monday. Angela Erysthee, school bus manager for Abramson Enterprises Inc., stated that while the company didn’t officially back the job action, they stand behind their driver, adding, “We support our driver 100 percent.”