Man Sentenced to 12 Months Probation for Domestic Battery and Property Damage

Editor’s Notes: This topic is being reported extensively late due the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) Records Division only recently completing a request for the report, which is not available on the Alachua County Court Records website.

Dewand Gibson, 27, was convicted of domestic battery and property damage on July 22 and sentenced to one year of probation. 

Facing up to a year in jail for the misdemeanor case, Gibson took a plea deal that was accepted by Judge Menshon Rawls. 

The police report states Gibson and the victim got into a heated verbal altercation, leading her to threaten to call the police. Gibson responded by punching her in the face and pushing her onto the floor. A witness saw Gibson shove the victim and kicked him out of the house. 

After leaving, Gibson realized he left his phone in the residence and broke a window to get it back.

Under his probation, Gibson is required to complete an anger management program.