Gervonta Davis arrest sentencing: Is ‘Tank’ going to jail for 2020 hit-and-run

In the span of a few weeks, Gervonta Davis competed in two tough fights. He was able to knock out Ryan Garcia in their fight on April 22. 

On May 5, he took on the Baltimore court and the legal system. 

Davis, the WBA (Regular) lightweight champion, stood trial in Baltimore Circuit Court for his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run incident in November 2020. Davis could have been sentenced to seven years in prison if the judge went through with a guilty verdict. 

What was the end result following a long trial for Davis? Here’s a full breakdown of Davis’ case. 

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Gervonta Davis court case

Per The Baltimore Banner, “Tank” celebrated his birthday at a club. Running a red light, his 2020 Lamborghini Urus SUV hit a 2004 Toyoya Solara, bringing four people, including a pregnant woman, into the hospital, Baltimore Police reported.

WJZ shared a video of the crash, with the Lamborghini crashing into a fence. Davis allegedly left the scene of that accident before authorities arrived. He pled guilty to four traffic offenses. 

Gervonta Davis guilty plea

Before the initial sentence, Davis was facing 14 misdemeanor charges. That included four counts of failing to return to a scene involving bodily injury. He waived the right to stand trial. 

Judge Melissa M. Phinn rejected a plea agreement request that would allow Davis to avoid jail time. Davis would have been confined to a 60-day home confinement punishment if not for the rejection. That was due to the testimony of Jyair Smith, the pregnant woman who sued Davis after suffering multiple injuries following the crash. 

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Is Gervonta Davis going to jail? 

Davis will not be heading to prison. Per The Baltimore Banner, Davis was sentenced to 90 days of house arrest, which will be served in the home of Calvin Ford, his coach and trainer. Per WJZ CBS Baltimore’s Kelsey Kushner, he may be able to to leave the house to continue training in the gym. The original sentence was set at two years in prison, plus 60 days.

The 28-year-old must also complete 200 hours of community service and take part in other programs not yet released. Davis will be on three years’ probation. 

The verdict was met with criticism of Davis’ character. Baltimore Circuit Judge Althea M. Handy did not appreciate Davis refusing to apologize to one of the victims.

“Three words. ‘I am sorry.’ And he was not man enough to do that … He’s shown absolutely no remorse,” Judge Handy said via The Baltimore Banner’s Dylan Segelbaum. 

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Gervonta Davis’ next court case

On December 27, 2022, Davis was arrested and booked into Broward County’s Main Jail Bureau in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on one account of Battery Causing Bodily Harm.

It was reported that he struck a woman on…