BREAKING: Stacey Abrams’ brother-in-law Jimmie Gardner has been arrested on human trafficking allegations.
According to Tampa police, Gardner was engaging in s*xual acts with a 16 year old girl and even assaulted her.
Gardner reportedly met with the minor at a hotel and invited… pic.twitter.com/3LhrV258vq
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 17, 2023
The alleged incident occurred at the Renaissance Hotel at International Plaza in Tampa early Friday morning, as reported by Tampa Police. Gardner is accused of engaging in sexual acts with a 16-year-old girl and assaulting her during an altercation. Police state that Gardner met the minor at 1:43 a.m., invited her to his hotel room, and offered to pay her for sex. However, the victim later changed her mind, leading to a verbal and physical dispute where Gardner allegedly placed his hands around her neck.
After the altercation, Gardner left the hotel room, and the victim called 911. Police found the victim at the scene, but Gardner had already departed. He later turned himself in to the Tampa Police District 1 Office and was charged with human trafficking, lewd and lascivious touching of a minor, and battery.
According to the Office of the State Attorney, Gardner had spent 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting two women in West Virginia in 1987 but was later exonerated.
Jimmie Gardner is married to U.S. District Court Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, who is Stacey Abrams’ sister and was appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2014. Fox News Digital has reached out to both Stacey Abrams and Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner for comment on the situation.
Stacey Abrams’ sister that this guy is married to? Leslie Abrams Gardner, who is a federal judge that was appointed by Barack Obama and was on Joe Biden’s shortlist of nominees for the Supreme Court. https://t.co/XcldvTk09w
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 17, 2023
