A St. Thomas resident was arrested Monday after spending roughly three hours locked inside a customer restroom at Moe's Fresh Market in Red Hook and refusing all orders to exit, police said.
Keanna B. Young's standoff began when store manager Rodney D. Crowder contacted police around 9:05 a.m. to report that the woman had barricaded herself in the stall. Officers Josiah Angol and Charles Gumbs responded to the scene.
When paramedics from Schneider Regional Medical Center arrived at approximately 9:30 a.m., they sought to communicate through the restroom door to determine if Young faced a medical crisis. Young turned down their assistance and maintained her refusal to leave, even after confirming to responders that she was unharmed.
Police delivered successive lawful orders telling Young that remaining on the property amounted to unlawful trespass. She continued to refuse and would not provide identification or her legal name when questioned by officers.
With Young showing no signs of compliance, police took her into custody and transported her to the Richard N. Callwood Command in Charlotte Amalie. Her resistance persisted at the station: she declined to participate in booking procedures, including fingerprinting.
Unable to pay $1,500 bail, Young was moved to the Bureau of Corrections at the Alexander A. Farrelly Justice Center. She faces charges of disobeying lawful police orders, interfering with an officer in the performance of duty, and criminal trespass. Magistrate Division Judge Simone M. VanHolten-Turnbull in St. Thomas Superior Court will conduct her initial Advice of Rights hearing.
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