BREAKING NEWS - Bobbi Kristina Brown's boyfriend Nick Gordon is arrested for 'beating and kidnapping' his new girlfriend
Nick Gordon, who was held legally responsible for the death of his girlfriend Bobby Kristina Brown in 2015, was arrested in Florida on Saturday afternoon for allegedly kidnapping and beating his current girlfriend.
Gordon was taken into custody by police in Sanford, Florida, on Saturday afternoon, TMZ reported.
He faces a domestic violence battery charge as well as a charge of kidnapping and false imprisonment of an adult.
According to the gossip site, Gordon is alleged to have assaulted his girlfriend so severely that she needed to seek treatment at a hospital on Friday night.
The next morning, she appeared at a Sanford police station and filed a report claiming that she was beaten and not permitted to leave her house.
Photos of the woman obtained by TMZ show a number of black and blue marks on her left upper arm and bicep region.
There are also several discernible marks on her forearm.
Nick Gordon (above) was arrested in Florida on Saturday afternoon for allegedly kidnapping and beating his current girlfriend
Last year, Gordon was held legally responsible for the death of his girlfriend, Bobby Kristina Brown, in 2015
Bobbi Kristina, the daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston and her husband, the rapper Bobby Brown, was just 22 when she died two years ago
Bobbi Kristina, the daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston and her husband, the rapper Bobby Brown, was just 22 when she died two years ago.
Her death came six months after she fell into a coma that she would never wake from, after Gordon found her body submerged in a bathtub at the home they shared.
Last year, he was ordered to pay his late girlfriend's family $36million.
The 26-year-old was found legally responsible for the death in a civil case.
Brown's estate, who brought the lawsuit, accused Gordon of causing her death by giving her a 'toxic mixture' and also stealing from her bank account while she was comatose.
Gordon has denied the allegations and said he tried to save Brown's life.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford ruled against Gordon by default in the lawsuit after neither Gordon nor his lawyer attended a hearing in the case in September, Ware said.
'The Defendant will not escape justice nor ever profit from his misdeeds. We hope that in some small way this will allow Krissy’s family to continue their quest for peace,' Ware said in an emailed statement.
Bobbi Kristina, an aspiring singer and the only child of Brown and Houston, was discovered face down in the bathtub of her north Atlanta home in January 2015 and died about six months later without coming out of a coma.
An autopsy found that drug intoxication and the immersion of her face in the water contributed to her death.
Ware said while he doubts the estate will be able to collect the full judgment, he added, 'Collection is not the issue; justice is.'
Ware provided a breakdown of the award, saying that among other accounts the judge assessed nearly $14million for pain and suffering, about $4.5million in punitive damages, and $1.575million for money allegedly taken from her account and stolen jewelry.
Brown died three years after Whitney Houston drowned in a bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel.
Authorities said cocaine abuse and heart disease contributed to Houston's death on Feb. 11, 2012.
- Nick Gordon was arrested by police in Sanford, Florida on Saturday
- Gordon faces charges of domestic battery and false imprisonment of an adult
- His girlfriend was allegedly beaten by Gordon late Friday night
- The next morning, she appeared at a Sanford police station and filed a report
- Photos of her show numerous bruises and marks on her arm
- Gordon dated the late Bobby Kristina Brown, daughter of Whitney Houston
- Brown, 22, was found dead after drowning in a bathtub in 2015
- Gordon was found legally responsible for her death and was told to pay $36million to Brown's family
Nick Gordon, who was held legally responsible for the death of his girlfriend Bobby Kristina Brown in 2015, was arrested in Florida on Saturday afternoon for allegedly kidnapping and beating his current girlfriend.
Gordon was taken into custody by police in Sanford, Florida, on Saturday afternoon, TMZ reported.
He faces a domestic violence battery charge as well as a charge of kidnapping and false imprisonment of an adult.
According to the gossip site, Gordon is alleged to have assaulted his girlfriend so severely that she needed to seek treatment at a hospital on Friday night.
The next morning, she appeared at a Sanford police station and filed a report claiming that she was beaten and not permitted to leave her house.
Photos of the woman obtained by TMZ show a number of black and blue marks on her left upper arm and bicep region.
There are also several discernible marks on her forearm.
Nick Gordon (above) was arrested in Florida on Saturday afternoon for allegedly kidnapping and beating his current girlfriend
Last year, Gordon was held legally responsible for the death of his girlfriend, Bobby Kristina Brown, in 2015
Bobbi Kristina, the daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston and her husband, the rapper Bobby Brown, was just 22 when she died two years ago
Bobbi Kristina, the daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston and her husband, the rapper Bobby Brown, was just 22 when she died two years ago.
Her death came six months after she fell into a coma that she would never wake from, after Gordon found her body submerged in a bathtub at the home they shared.
Last year, he was ordered to pay his late girlfriend's family $36million.
The 26-year-old was found legally responsible for the death in a civil case.
Brown's estate, who brought the lawsuit, accused Gordon of causing her death by giving her a 'toxic mixture' and also stealing from her bank account while she was comatose.
Gordon has denied the allegations and said he tried to save Brown's life.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford ruled against Gordon by default in the lawsuit after neither Gordon nor his lawyer attended a hearing in the case in September, Ware said.
'The Defendant will not escape justice nor ever profit from his misdeeds. We hope that in some small way this will allow Krissy’s family to continue their quest for peace,' Ware said in an emailed statement.
Bobbi Kristina, an aspiring singer and the only child of Brown and Houston, was discovered face down in the bathtub of her north Atlanta home in January 2015 and died about six months later without coming out of a coma.
An autopsy found that drug intoxication and the immersion of her face in the water contributed to her death.
Ware said while he doubts the estate will be able to collect the full judgment, he added, 'Collection is not the issue; justice is.'
Ware provided a breakdown of the award, saying that among other accounts the judge assessed nearly $14million for pain and suffering, about $4.5million in punitive damages, and $1.575million for money allegedly taken from her account and stolen jewelry.
Brown died three years after Whitney Houston drowned in a bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel.
Authorities said cocaine abuse and heart disease contributed to Houston's death on Feb. 11, 2012.
Some of that is drugs, some of that is pure weirdo-ness
