Police arrested two St. Thomas sisters for allegedly ambushing another woman as she assisted an elderly man at a gas station Friday morning, according to court records.
Holding her young child, Anna Marie Hodge, 21, surprised the victim from behind at the Racetrack Gas Station in Estate Thomas with what police described as aggressive arguments. When the victim fled outside, Hodge allegedly “threw” the approximately-1-year-old child to the ground and came at the woman with her fists.
While the victim was being hit in the face and body, Hodge’s sister, 22-year-old Tynisha Marie Hodge, and another woman, accused child rapist Allaniyah Archibald, allegedly joined the fight, beating the victim to the ground. They were joined by an unidentified man who allegedly held the victim down while the others attacked, according to court records released Monday.
Someone went into the woman’s jacket pocket, removed her car keys, and threw them in dense bush at a nearby abandoned property, she told police. Then, Anna Hodge allegedly picked up a rock and slammed it down on the victim’s head, knocking her out. When she regained consciousness, she suffered some memory loss, nausea, and dizziness. She was also missing earrings valued at $268, according to court records.
Police said the gas station’s security cameras were not working.
The victim’s car had to be towed away as no one could find the keys. Police were able to find and arrest the Hodge sisters, who were scheduled to appear for their advice of rights hearings in V.I. Superior Court Monday morning on assault and related charges.
It was Anna Hodge’s third assault arrest in as many years and the second for Tynisha Hodge, according to court and police records.
In April 2024, Anna Hodge allegedly threw her then-1-month-old daughter in the backseat as she attacked her ex-boyfriend in a jealous rage, according to court records. She allegedly smashed the man’s telephone after reading messages with his current girlfriend. Hodge allegedly kicked a crack in his windshield, slashed his arm with a razor blade, and violently grabbed the steering wheel, nearly causing an accident. When he stopped the car, she allegedly picked up a stone and threw it against the man’s head.
Hodge denied the allegations.
Claiming a lack of evidence, Attorney General Gordon Rhea dropped assault and destruction of property charges in December.
In January 2023, Allaniyah Archibald called 911 to report a fight between two women at Oswald Harris Court. Police arrived to find Tynisha Hodge in a “heated verbal altercation” with a minor identified in court records as having the same initials as the victim in the alleged gas station attack.
The minor allegedly hit Hodge with a stick as police attempted to separate the two. Anna Hodge then allegedly rushed the girl, punching her several times in the head and body. As police struggled to restrain the combatants, Tynisha Hodge allegedly wriggled away and attacked the girl with punches and kicks.
With the help of bystanders, police were eventually able to break up the melee but, as police were leading the minor to a patrol car, Tynisha Hodge allegedly broke free, raced to the girl, and punched her in the back of the head, according to court records.
Charges against juveniles are generally not listed in public court files but the Hodge sisters were charged with assault and related offenses. Arrest records for Tynisha Hodge said she had not been observed drinking alcohol but was also not sober.
A month after the incident, prosecutors opted not to pursue conviction and dropped the case.
It was unclear if police were seeking Archibald for her alleged involvement in Friday’s gas station incident.
In October 2024, prosecutors filed eight charges against Archibald, including second-degree rape, unlawful sexual contact, child abuse, and incest, according to court records. Archibald was 27 and her alleged victim, her cousin, was a 16-year-old boy.
Jury selection for her trial is scheduled to start Sept. 29.
Archibald had been charged with domestic violence-related assault in July 2020 before the charges were dropped in January 2021, according to court records.
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