Gervonta “Tank” Davis was taken into custody in Miami on January 28, 2026, ending a two-week search after an arrest warrant was issued on January 14, 2026.
U.S. Marshals and Miami Gardens Police apprehended him at his Miami-area residence. He faces costs of battery, false imprisonment, and tried kidnapping stemming from an alleged incident on October 27, 2025, at Tootsie’s Cabaret in Miami Gardens.
The alleged sufferer, an ex-girlfriend of Davis (they dated for about 5 months in 2022), was working on the membership when Davis reportedly grabbed her by the again of the hair with one hand and throat with the opposite, forcefully escorted her down a stairway to the parking storage towards her will, and launched her there, after which she fled to co-workers for security.
Surveillance footage corroborated key components of her account, in keeping with Miami Gardens PD’s lead detective.
She filed a civil lawsuit towards Davis on October 31, 2025, alleging battery, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping, and intentional infliction of emotional misery. Her lawyer, Richard Wolfe, confirmed the arrest and famous prior makes an attempt to serve Davis had been unsuccessful.
The authorized points beforehand led to the cancellation of a scheduled exhibition bout with Jake Paul (initially set for November 2025). Earlier this month, the WBA designated Davis as “champion in recess” at light-weight as a consequence of his ongoing authorized state of affairs.
Davis has confronted prior home violence allegations, together with arrests in 2020 and a misdemeanor case final yr, a few of which had been dropped or averted costs.
No courtroom date or bond data has been launched but. The case stays lively and creating.
