Tourist-jostling homeless man sparks concerns among resident
The incident occurred shortly after 5:00pm in the vicinity of Rite Way Super Market yesterday February 9, 2013. At the time the reporter was seated in a car when the man approached and aggressively demanded $2.
When he was turned down the man drew closer to the car as appearing to have wanted to touch the reporter but was backed off after the windows were then closed. It was after that the man was observed to have been jostling primarily Caucasians who were walking along the road in the same areas.
The man was demanding money from the tourists and when they appeared not to be granting his wish he was seen on at least three times touching and blocking the path of the tourists as they attempted move on. Some decided to give him cash obviously out of fear.
Several persons in the area who observed the man expressed much concern to the point that they feel the homeless man may someday resort to violence or robberies.
They said that Marvin Gumbs had recently returned to the street after serving a one year prison sentence after he was charged for wounding a Police Officer.
On that instance Gumbs went into Bobby’s Supermarket in Road Town on February 18, 2013 at about 1:30 P.M. wearing no shirt, no shoes and only a pair of khaki pants. The cashier at Bobby’s, upon seeing Gumbs, reportedly became fearful and made a report to an Inspector Jackson who was in the supermarket in uniform.
The cashier had reason to get the officer because she saw Gumbs allegedly running up and down the aisles removing items from the shelves and disturbing customers.
When officers had confronted Gumbs, he took off running down the aisles. The inspector was able to catch up with the defendant.
When the he saw the inspector he picked up a large bottle of Presidente Beer off a shelf, raised it in his right hand and allegedly charged towards the Inspector yelling: “I tried tell you stop f@#king me up.”
When the Inspector saw the defendant charging he had used his hands to block him; as a result the homeless man broke the bottle on the hands of the Inspector, wounding him in the process, and then ran out of the Supermarket.
.png)
Follow Us On
11 Responses to “Tourist-jostling homeless man sparks concerns among resident”
I mean, really and truly.
Ayo forget Sonnel and his 'aggressive' tactics when asking tourists for money down on the cruise ship dock?
All it take is one slap.
Just one.
A clout or a push.
Then we in problem again.