Gervonta Davis reportedly will go to jail after all.
The 135-pound contender, who had been serving 90 days of home detention for a hit-and-run conviction early this month, was taken into custody Thursday at Baltimore Central Booking after an “impromptu hearing” and ordered to spend the remainder of his sentence behind bars.
Davis’ attorney, Michael Tomko, confirmed that the hearing took place and that Judge Althea Handy sent Davis to jail but made no further comment, according to The Baltimore Banner.
It’s not clear why Handy changed Davis’ sentencing.
Davis received a prison sentence of two-plus years on May 5 but the sentence was suspended, meaning he wouldn’t spend time behind bars if he fulfilled other requirements. He also received 200 hours of community service and three years probation from Handy in Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
He reportedly had been serving his home detention at the residence of his trainer, Calvin Ford.
Handy initially allowed Davis to avoid jailtime even though she was critical of his refusal to apologize to one of those injured in the crash.
“Three words: ‘I am sorry.’” she said, according to The Baltimore Banner. “And he was not man enough to do that. … He’s shown absolutely no remorse.”
The unbeaten fighter pleaded guilty last February to four of the 14 misdemeanor counts for which he was indicted, which allowed him to avoid a trial.
The four counts were leaving the scene of an accident in which someone was injured, failure to report property damage, driving without a valid license and running a red light, according to ESPN.
The accident occurred in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 2020.
Davis reportedly left a restaurant in downtown Baltimore in a Lamborghini Urus SUV, following a police escort. However, he split from the escort, ran a red light on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and struck a Toyota Solara, which a report says was “destroyed.”
The two people in the Lamborghini, which struck a fence after the collision and was disabled, allegedly fled the scene on foot. Police later determined that Davis was driving, citing witnesses and surveillance videos.
Four adults were in the Toyota, all of whom were transported to a nearby hospital. The driver evidently suffered the most-serious injuries, although not to the level required for Davis to be charged with a felony.
The woman’s attorney, Gil Amaral, told the Baltimore Sun that she suffered “fairly serious injuries” and has had complications in her recovery.
“Fortunately, the victims in this case were able to survive this alleged hit-and-run collision with recoverable injuries despite the potential for a far worst scenario,” State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said in a statement at the time of the indictment.
“My office will continue to do our part to hold reckless drivers accountable when their harmful actions put innocent lives in jeopardy.”
Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) had knocked out Leo Santa Cruz in the sixth round only a few days before the accident. He has fought five times since, including a seventh-round knockout of Ryan Garcia in a high-profile fight on April 22.
Davis has had a number of brushes with the law. Here’s a timeline:
2017 — Arrested for assaulting a childhood friend but charges were later dropped.
2018 — Arrested and charged with disorderly conduct for his role in an alleged street fight.
2019 — Arrested and charged with simple battery-domestic violence after allegedly assaulting the mother of his child in Florida. She later recanted her story.
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