On December 27, Davis was arrested and booked into Broward County’s Main Jail Bureau in Fort Lauderdale, FL on one account of Battery Causing Bodily Harm. Davis was then released after the accuser walked back claims against him (more on that below).

“Tank” has had an extensive legal history stemming from incidents outside the ring. In addition to his most recent arrest, Davis is set to appear in court in February for his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run incident in November 2020. 

Now that the accuser has retracted her statement (more on that below), Davis is free to defend the WBA (Regular) lightweight title. Will it be a distraction heading into his fight with Hector Luis Garcia on January 7? 

Below is a basic timeline of the legal situations surrounding Davis over the years. 

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In 2017, an arrest warrant was issued after Davis was accused of first-degree aggravated assault, later changed to misdemeanor second-degree assault. The arrest came after childhood friend Anthony Wheeler stated Davis punched his head. The charges were later dropped. 

In 2018, Davis was arrested during an alleged street fight. Both men involved, including Davis, were arrested for disorderly conduct.

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In 2020, Davis was arrested and charged in a Miami-Dade County court with misdemeanor counts of simple battery domestic violence following the release of a video showing him aggressively grabbing the mother of his child at a charity basketball game. The prosecution would later abandon the charges.

Most recently on December 27, Davis was booked into Broward County jail in Florida on one charge of an alleged Battery Causing Bodily Harm. It was reported that he struck a woman on the right side of her head. He allegedly used what was described by police as a “closed hand type slap.” The blow left her with “a small abrasion to the inside of her upper lip on the right side of her mouth.” 

TMZ later released exclusive audio of the phone call between the woman accusing Davis and 911, saying she was in danger as she attempted to get to the car. 

“Please help me, I need help, please!” she said. “I’m trying to go home. I have my baby in the car and he attacked me in front of the kid. And now he’s messing up my tires… He’s going to kill me!”

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The accuser then retracted the statement right before New Year’s Eve. Representatives of Showtime or PBC did not comment on the matter. He will still be fighting Hector Luis Garcia following the retraction.  

“Tank” is scheduled to appear in Baltimore Circuit Court on February 16 for his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run incident in November 2020. He is facing 14 charges after being accused of fleeing the scene of an accident that involved multiple people, including a pregnant woman.

Davis could face up to seven years in prison over the incident if charged.