A long history of legal troubles: These are the times Gervonta Davis has been arrested

On Friday Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was arrested and charged with domestic violence, before being released on bail later in the day. This latest incident follows a number of other legal troubles for the former WBA world champion.

The latest charge related to an alleged physical confrontation with his ex-girlfriend last month. She claims that Davis had visited her house to collect their shared children on Father’s Day on June 15, when he became aggressive.

Davis allegedly hit her in the back of the head and cut her lip with a slap. While the incident was still on-going his ex-girlfriend reportedly sent a text to her mother outlining what was happening. Police have also seen video footage which appears to show Davis throwing something at her.

Gervonta Davis’ long history of legal troubles

Davis first found himself in legal difficulty in 2017 when he was accused of first-degree aggravated assault and an arrest warrant was issued. A childhood firend, Anthony Wheeler, claimed that Davis had punched him, but the charges were later dropped.

However it wasn’t long before Davis was arrested again, when Washington D.C police were called to break up a fight between Davis and another man in 2018.

In 2020 Davis was arrested on charges of battery and domestic violence against a former girlfriend, allegedly grabbing her back the neck at a basketball game. He was charged with battery and domestic assault again two years later, just days before he was due to fight Hector Garcia. The woman involved later recanted her accusation.

One of the most long-running of his legal troubles stems from a car crash in November 2020, when Davis’ Lamborghini Urus struck another car and hospitalized its four occupants, including a pregnant woman. He later pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident involving bodily injury, failing to notify an owner of property damage, driving on a suspended license and running a red light.

At sentencing he was given a 90-day house arrest but was taken into custody again soon after for violating the terms of his home detention. He would spend the final 44 days of his sentence in a Baltimore jail, before returning to his boxing career.

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