St. Croix Woman Assaulted by Facebook Acquaintance After Rejecting Romantic Advances

ST. CROIX — A woman who allegedly turned violent after a friend she met on Facebook spurned her romantic advances now faces felony assault charges in court.‌

According to court documents, a resident of a housing complex in Christiansted called 911 on the afternoon of June 8 to report that a woman named “Gypsy” was inside one of the apartments, assaulting the tenant who lived there. The assault victim later presented herself at the Ancilmo Marshall Command police station to tell her side of the story.‌

Police took note of the woman’s swollen face, her black and blue right eye, and the abrasion on the right side of her head. Despite complaining of pain in her nose, face and neck and reporting four lumps on her forehead, she declined medical attention and instead began to recount what she said happened.