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Associated Press
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Boxer Gervonta 'Tank' Davis arrested in South Florida on misdemeanor domestic violence charge
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Professional boxer Gervonta 'Tank' Davis was arrested early Friday morning in South Florida on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. Davis, 30, was picked up shortly after midnight near the popular Lincoln Road area of Miami Beach, officials said. The charge was connected to an incident that occurred last month in Doral, a residential city in western Miami-Dade, Miami Beach police spokesperson Christopher Bess said. Davis and his vehicle information had been added to a law enforcement database, and a license plate reader set up in Miami Beach flagged his car. Miami Beach police made the initial stop and then turned Davis over to Doral police, Bess said. Davis was being held on $10,000 bail. Jail and court records didn't list an attorney for Davis. His promoter didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment. Davis, who is from Baltimore, is in the regular conversation for best pound-for-pound boxer. The WBA lightweight champion won his first 30 bouts, 28 by knockout, with his devastating punching power drawing sellouts crowds from New York to Washington to Las Vegas. But Davis was booed during his most recent fight. Despite being an overwhelming favorite, he underperformed March 1 in Brooklyn's Barclays Center but escaped with a majority draw against Lamont Roach that allowed Davis to retain his belt. Referee Steve Willis' decision not to award Roach a knockdown in the ninth round ultimately changed the fight's outcome. Whether that performance was a one-off for Davis or an indication of a declining fighter, crowds still likely will turn out to see Davis if and when he returns to the ring after his most recent legal trouble. He was sentenced to 90 days of house arrest for a hit-and-run in November 2020 in Baltimore that injured several people. Davis eventually served the remainder of the sentence in jail after checking into a luxury hotel and then a new home without the court's permission. Davis also was charged in two other domestic violence cases, both in South Florida. The first case was discharged, according to ESPN. The second was dismissed after the woman refused to press charges.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Florida man charged with attempted murder, accused of shooting tourists he thought were Palestinian
A Florida man is expected to be arraigned on two felony counts of attempted murder Tuesday after he allegedly shot and injured two men he thought were 'Palestinian,' according to Miami Beach police. Officer Christopher Bess, a spokesman for the Miami Beach police department, told CNN the victims were tourists from Israel. Mordechai Brafman, 27, was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, late Saturday after allegedly firing 17 times into the victims' car, injuring both the driver and a passenger, according to a police affidavit. 'It should be noted,' the affidavit states, 'that while in custody in our interview room, the defendant spontaneously stated that while he was driving his truck, he saw two Palestinians and shot and killed both.' The shooting in Miami Beach comes amid heightened tensions as Arab countries attempt to come up with a post-war plan for Gaza, following a tenuous ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Both victims survived the shooting; one victim was shot in the left shoulder, while a bullet grazed the second victim in the left forearm, police records state. CNN has reached out to the Israeli consulate in Miami for comment. The Florida chapter of the Muslim civil rights organization the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called for hate crimes charges to be filed against Brafman over 'statements to police that reportedly indicate an anti-Palestinian motive.' 'It is the alleged shooter's reportedly bias-motivated actions, not the actual ethnicity of the victims, that should be the determining factor for charges in this disturbing case,' Wilfredo Amr Ruiz, communications director for CAIR-Florida, said in a statement. Last year, CAIR condemned the resurgence in anti-Muslim hate, noting in a report that the organization had received more than 8,000 complaints in 2023, most of them since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel that year– the highest number documented in the group's 30-year history. Surveillance footage following the shooting shows the two victims speeding into a driveway before jumping out of their car and frantically knocking on the door of what appears to be an apartment building. One of the victims, Ari Revay, spoke to CNN affiliate WSVN, telling the outlet through a Hebrew translator that he and his son were in their car when another driver 'randomly started shooting.' 'He put the window down, driver's seat and just blasted (us),' Revay told the station, adding he felt thankful to be alive. 'God, life is a gift,' he said. CNN's Zenebou Sylla and Michael Besozzi contributed to this report.
CNN
17-02-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Florida man charged with attempted murder, accused of shooting tourists he thought were Palestinian
A Florida man is expected to be arraigned on two felony counts of attempted murder Tuesday after he allegedly shot and injured two men he thought were 'Palestinian,' according to Miami Beach police. Officer Christopher Bess, a spokesman for the Miami Beach police department, told CNN the victims were tourists from Israel. Mordechai Brafman, 27, was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, late Saturday after allegedly firing 17 times into the victims' car, injuring both the driver and a passenger, according to a police affidavit. 'It should be noted,' the affidavit states, 'that while in custody in our interview room, the defendant spontaneously stated that while he was driving his truck, he saw two Palestinians and shot and killed both.' The shooting in Miami Beach comes amid heightened tensions as Arab countries attempt to come up with a post-war plan for Gaza, following a tenuous ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Both victims survived the shooting; one victim was shot in the left shoulder, while a bullet grazed the second victim in the left forearm, police records state. CNN has reached out to the Israeli consulate in Miami for comment. The Florida chapter of the Muslim civil rights organization the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called for hate crimes charges to be filed against Brafman over 'statements to police that reportedly indicate an anti-Palestinian motive.' 'It is the alleged shooter's reportedly bias-motivated actions, not the actual ethnicity of the victims, that should be the determining factor for charges in this disturbing case,' Wilfredo Amr Ruiz, communications director for CAIR-Florida, said in a statement. Last year, CAIR condemned the resurgence in anti-Muslim hate, noting in a report that the organization had received more than 8,000 complaints in 2023, most of them since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel that year– the highest number documented in the group's 30-year history. Surveillance footage following the shooting shows the two victims speeding into a driveway before jumping out of their car and frantically knocking on the door of what appears to be an apartment building. One of the victims, Ari Revay, spoke to CNN affiliate WSVN, telling the outlet through a Hebrew translator that he and his son were in their car when another driver 'randomly started shooting.' 'He put the window down, driver's seat and just blasted (us),' Revay told the station, adding he felt thankful to be alive. 'God, life is a gift,' he said. CNN's Zenebou Sylla and Michael Besozzi contributed to this report.
CNN
17-02-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Florida man charged with attempted murder, accused of shooting tourists he thought were Palestinian
A Florida man is expected to be arraigned on two felony counts of attempted murder Tuesday after he allegedly shot and injured two men he thought were 'Palestinian,' according to Miami Beach police. Officer Christopher Bess, a spokesman for the Miami Beach police department, told CNN the victims were tourists from Israel. Mordechai Brafman, 27, was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, late Saturday after allegedly firing 17 times into the victims' car, injuring both the driver and a passenger, according to a police affidavit. 'It should be noted,' the affidavit states, 'that while in custody in our interview room, the defendant spontaneously stated that while he was driving his truck, he saw two Palestinians and shot and killed both.' The shooting in Miami Beach comes amid heightened tensions as Arab countries attempt to come up with a post-war plan for Gaza, following a tenuous ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Both victims survived the shooting; one victim was shot in the left shoulder, while a bullet grazed the second victim in the left forearm, police records state. CNN has reached out to the Israeli consulate in Miami for comment. The Florida chapter of the Muslim civil rights organization the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called for hate crimes charges to be filed against Brafman over 'statements to police that reportedly indicate an anti-Palestinian motive.' 'It is the alleged shooter's reportedly bias-motivated actions, not the actual ethnicity of the victims, that should be the determining factor for charges in this disturbing case,' Wilfredo Amr Ruiz, communications director for CAIR-Florida, said in a statement. Last year, CAIR condemned the resurgence in anti-Muslim hate, noting in a report that the organization had received more than 8,000 complaints in 2023, most of them since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel that year– the highest number documented in the group's 30-year history. Surveillance footage following the shooting shows the two victims speeding into a driveway before jumping out of their car and frantically knocking on the door of what appears to be an apartment building. One of the victims, Ari Revay, spoke to CNN affiliate WSVN, telling the outlet through a Hebrew translator that he and his son were in their car when another driver 'randomly started shooting.' 'He put the window down, driver's seat and just blasted (us),' Revay told the station, adding he felt thankful to be alive. 'God, life is a gift,' he said. CNN's Zenebou Sylla and Michael Besozzi contributed to this report.
