Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested in alleged Miami Gardens domestic violence incident
Professional boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis was arrested Wednesday in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident from last year, officials said.
Miami Gardens Police announced that Davis, 31, was taken into custody without incident in Miami’s Design District by Special Investigations officers and the U.S. Marshals fugitive task force.
Davis faces charges of battery, false imprisonment and attempted kidnapping, police said.
“The Miami Gardens Police Department remains committed to protecting victims, holding offenders accountable, and ensuring the safety of our community,” the department said in a post on Instagram.
The alleged incident happened Oct. 27 at a gentlemen’s club in Miami Gardens, where the woman worked. Officials said they aren’t releasing her name or the name of the club for her safety.
Davis allegedly grabbed the woman by the back of her head, pulling her with one hand and holding her throat with another as he forcefully took her to a parking garage, police said.
He eventually released her, and she ran to coworkers, police said. She suffered bruises on her left arm.
Police said the woman had known Davis since 2022 and had been in an intimate relationship with him, but it ended a month before the incident.
Surveillance video corroborates the victim’s statement about the incident, police said.
A warrant was issued for his arrest earlier this month.
Davis has previously faced multiple domestic violence charges in South Florida, including this past July, when he was accused of hitting the mother of his children.
He was also arrested in Broward County in 2022 in another domestic violence case.
Davis was also previously charged in Coral Gables for a 2020 incident in which he allegedly beat his girlfriend, but those charges were dropped.
