On Friday February 3rd at approximately 01.00 a.m. a Simpson Bay police patrol was directed to the Yacht harbor on the premises of Port de Plaisance, to investigate a case of ill-treatment.
On the scene the police spoke to the man with the initials T.E.W., from the U.S.A., who had a wound in his face and who stated that he was ill-treated and threatened by the captain of the yacht on which he was staying called "MARLENA". He also stated that the captain had several fire-arms on board of the yacht. The patrol then spoke to the captain of the yacht with initials T.F.D., also from the U.S.A., who stated that he was also struck by the victim. The captain denied having any fire-arms on board of the yacht and if there any fire-arms on board he had no knowledge of them. After contacting the Acting prosecutor a search was done on the yacht. During this search one double barrel shotgun, two revolvers and 116 bullets were found. T.F.D. was arrested on the spot for the illegal possession of fire-arms and ammunition, ill-treatment and threatening. He was taken to the police headquarter in Philipsburg
where he is been held for questioning. These weapons and ammunition were confiscated for further investigation.