Gervonta Davis was supposed to go to prison after all.
The 135-pound candidate, who was held at home for 90 days for a run-in crash earlier this month, was taken into custody Thursday at Baltimore Central Booking after an “impromptu hearing” and was given a hearing. asked to spend the rest of her. behind bars.
Davis’ attorney, Michael Tomko, confirmed that the hearing had taken place and that Judge Althea Handy had incarcerated Davis but offered no further comment. Baltimore banner.
It’s unclear why Handy changed Davis’ conviction.
Davis received a sentence of more than two years in prison on May 5 but the sentence was suspended, meaning he won’t have to go to jail if he meets other requirements. He also received 200 hours of community service and three years of probation from Handy at Circuit Court for the City of Baltimore.
He is believed to have been housed at the residence of his trainer, Calvin Ford.
Initial utility allowing Davis to avoid prison although she criticized his refusal to apologize to one of those injured in the collision.
“Three words: ‘I’m sorry.’” she said, according to The Baltimore Banner. “And he’s not man enough to do that. … He showed no remorse at all.”
The undefeated boxer pleaded guilty last February to four of the 14 misdemeanors he was charged with, which allowed him to avoid a trial.
Four counts of leaving the scene of an accident that injured someone, failing to report property damage, driving without a valid license and running a red light, according to ESPN.
The accident happened in the early morning of November 5, 2020.
Davis is said to have left a restaurant in downtown Baltimore in a Lamborghini Urus SUV, following a police escort. However, he broke away from the convoy, ran a red light on Martin Luther King Jr Avenue. and crashed into a Toyota Solara, which one report said was “destroyed”.
Two people in the Lamborghini crashed into a fence after the collision and were injured, and are believed to have left the scene on foot. Police later determined that Davis was driving, citing witnesses and surveillance video.
Four adults were in the Toyota, all of whom were transported to a nearby hospital. The driver was clearly injured the most, though not to the extent that Davis was charged with a felony.
The woman’s attorney, Gil Amaral, told the Baltimore Sun that she suffered “fairly serious injuries” and experienced complications during her recovery.
“Fortunately, the victims in this case were able to survive the alleged collision with reversible injuries despite the potential for a worst-case scenario.” State prosecutor Marilyn Mosby said in a statement at the time of the prosecution.
“My office will continue to do its part to hold reckless drivers accountable when their harmful actions put innocent lives at risk.”
Davis (29-0.27 KOs) knocked out Leo Santa Cruz in the sixth round just days before the crash. He has fought five times since, including knocking out Ryan Garcia in the seventh round in a climactic matchup on April 22.
Davis had some brushes with the law. Here is a timeline:
2017 — Arrested for assaulting a childhood friend but later charged.
2018 — Arrested and charged with disorderly conduct for his role in a street fight.
2019 – Arrested and charged with simple domestic violence after allegedly assaulting the mother of his child in Florida. Then she told her story.
