Former local reporter Alex Holder, who is now the editor of the Today Newspaper in St. Martin, was arrested over the weekend after his girlfriend made a larceny report against him to the police on the island and has since been charged with theft.

Alex Holder

According to yesterday’s edition of the St Martin News Network, Holder on Monday afternoon appeared before the judge and was given an eight-day extension in pretrial detention. SMN News, the article stated learnt that Holder was arrested over the weekend after his girlfriend filed a complaint with the police.

Prosecutor Rienk Mud confirmed the arrest of Holder and stated that he has been charged with theft. No other details on the case have been released.

The news article stated that it is further understood that Holder had a domestic dispute with his girlfriend and her brother last week. While a member of the local media fraternity Holder worked at the National Communications Network (NCN), Kaieteur News and News 2.