A man was charged with attempted murder after a domestic violence incident in Tisbury on Sunday night.
Tisbury Police, assisted by Massachusetts State Police, arrested Brandao Geraldo Alves Caldeira, 38, for an alleged knife attack against a female victim at a Cook Road home.
Tisbury Police Chief Chris Habekost said in an initial statement that the suspect was charged with “multiple violent felonies including attempted murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.”
At the Edgartown District Courthouse on Monday, Caldeira was arraigned for attempted murder, assault and battery on a household member, threatening to commit crime, intimidation of a witness, juror, police, or court official, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and malicious destruction of property valued over $1,200.
Caldeira entered the Edgartown courthouse escorted by a court officer in chains on Monday afternoon, wearing shorts and a white shirt that seemingly had dried blood stains around the collar, shoulders, and chest area.
At the courthouse, Caldeira pleaded not guilty on all charges. Judge Benjamin Barnes ordered Caldeira to remain in custody at the Dukes County House of Corrections in Edgartown with no bail and to stay away from and have no contact with the alleged victim.
According to Tisbury police, the call of an attack came in around 10:45 pm on Sunday. Habekost said the knife allegedly used to attack the victim was recovered at the scene.
“The female victim was taken to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital with serious injuries and was in stable condition as of this morning,” Habekost said in the statement. “This is all the information that I can provide to the public at this time.”
District court documents show Caldeira was born in Brazil, and he required a Portuguese translator at his arraignment on Monday. His immigration status is unclear at this time, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not immediately responded to requests for comment.
According to a statement of facts filed in Edgartown District Court, other individuals at the apartment building located on Cook Road reported that Caldeira attacked the victim with a knife and threatened to kill others on the scene.
Officers arrived on scene and found the victim covered in blood and semiconscious, according to the statement of facts. Caldeira was also covered in blood, according to the report.
The report states officers observed Caldeira with his arms around the victim, speaking into her ear while officers gave him commands. The report states that Caldeira only released the victim after he was physically separated from her by officers. The victim did not answer any questions at the scene.
According to the report, officers discovered a deep laceration and stab wound on the inside of the victim’s left arm after freeing her from Caldeira. The report states that according to other individuals officers spoke to at the Cook Road location, the incident started with an argument between Caldeira and the victim that compelled an upstairs neighbor to call the police. Officers were told by witnesses, the report states, that Caldeira then grabbed the victim by the hair with a knife in the other hand. The report states Caldeira then brought the victim upstairs, busted down a neighbor’s door, and swung the knife at them, causing the residents to fall back on a table. The report reads that Caldeira then grabbed the victim again and returned downstairs while threatening to kill the victim and several witnesses.
The report also listed damage to doors that were completely removed, holes in a wall, and other property damage.
Caldeira was held at the Dukes County lockup and was arraigned at Edgartown District Court on Monday. A detention hearing is scheduled for him on Friday, June 26, at the district court. gned at Edgartown District Court on Monday. A detention hearing is scheduled for him on Friday, June 26 at the district court.