Authorities remain unable to locate Gervonta Davis, as the 31-year-old has been missing since an arrest warrant was formally issued on January 14.
This was in response to charges over battery, false imprisonment, and attempted kidnapping from an incident involving his former partner, Courtney Rossel.
Surveillance footage reportedly corroborates allegations that Davis physically restrained Rossel at her workplace and attempted to force her into a parking garage. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force is currently assisting the Miami Gardens Police Department in the search.
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“At this time, the Miami Gardens Police Department is actively working with the United States Marshal’s fugitive task force to locate and apprehend Mr. Davis. Domestic violence is a serious crime, and the Miami Gardens Police Department remains committed to holding offenders accountable and protecting victims. The investigation determined that Mr. Davis used force to restrain in an attempt to remove the victim from the location against her will,” Emmanuel Jeanty (MGPD executive officer) said
The WBA took decisive action by officially downgrading Davis’ status from full lightweight champion to “champion in recess.” This move effectively strips Davis of his title while his legal situation remains unresolved. The WBA is now expected to authorize a fight for the vacant belt, with Floyd Schofield Jr. and Lucas Bahdi currently positioned as the primary candidates to fight for the belt.
Authorities React
Davis’s history of legal trouble does not help him. Having served time in a Baltimore jail in 2023 for violating his home detention following a hit-and-run, Davis now faces the prospect of a lengthy prison sentence. Attorneys representing the alleged victim noted that process servers have made multiple failed attempts to reach him at his residence.
“We have been attempting to obtain service of process [on Davis] and we are certain we will obtain service of process when Mr. Davis has been arrested. We sent our process server to his house six times without success. We have filed a motion to allow an alternative service – when someone’s evading service – by publication. That’s set for hearing,” Richard Wolfe (attorney for Rossel) said
