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Stacey Abrams' brother-in-law arrested on human trafficking, battery charges
Fox News ^ | 11/17/23 | Brandon Gillespie

Posted on 11/17/2023 5:18:49 PM PST by CFW

The brother-in-law of former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, a Democrat, has been arrested in Florida on charges of human trafficking, battery and lewd or lascivious touching of a minor, according to the Office of the State Attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit.

"Jimmie Gardner, a youth motivational speaker and brother-in-law of former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, is facing serious charges of human trafficking and is currently in jail in Hillsborough County with no bond. Gardner is scheduled to face a judge in first [court appearance] in Tampa tomorrow," the office said in a Friday press release.

Tampa Police stated that the incident occurred early Friday morning at the Renaissance Hotel at International Plaza when 57-year-old Jimmie Gardner allegedly engaged in sexual acts with a 16-year-old girl before assaulting her during an altercation.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: abrams; childabuse; crime; crimecorruption; evil; florida; genderdysphoria; georgia; ghettopotamus; homosexualagenda; humantrafficking; jimmiegardner; prostitution; rape; staceyabrams; stacyabrams; trafficking
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To: NautiNurse

Imagine being the judge in court Monday morning. Yowsers.


41 posted on 11/18/2023 1:22:13 AM PST by SE Mom (ScreamingEagleMom)
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To: SE Mom
Tampa Bay Times reports Gardner is scheduled to make his first court appearance today (Saturday). He is being held without bond.

Tampa Bay Times article does not reference Gardner's family connections in the title. First mention is in the 2nd paragraph.

42 posted on 11/18/2023 3:56:47 AM PST by NautiNurse (๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)
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To: Chode

I see what you did there ๐Ÿ˜


43 posted on 11/18/2023 4:03:43 AM PST by SpokeshaveReturns (Proud Boys, Angry Dads and curmudgeons.)
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To: Liz

Apples from a rotten tree


44 posted on 11/18/2023 4:11:59 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: ronnie raygun

They met at the 1:43 am! Wow. He may get a lesson in the new black math: how many times does 57 go into 16? 10 years.


45 posted on 11/18/2023 4:57:21 AM PST by Mouton (US Home to one party rule)
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To: gatorhead
Slowly, the Atlanta market is picking up the story:

Atlanta News First

11 Alive

46 posted on 11/18/2023 7:54:01 AM PST by NautiNurse (๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)
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To: CFW

Yes they can be in the Clinton and Biden hall of shame.


47 posted on 11/18/2023 7:58:21 AM PST by Vaduz (....)
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Stacey Abrams’ sister——Leslie Abrams Gardner is a federal judge——appointed by Barack Obama and was on Joe Biden’s shortlist of nominees for the Supreme Court.

Jimmie Gardner has been arrested in Florida on charges of human trafficking, battery and lewd or lascivious touching of a minor, according to the Office of the State Attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit.

Gardner, who was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1984, was wrongly convicted in the 1987 sexual assault of two women in West Virginia. He was exonerated in 2016 and released from prison 27 years after his wrongful conviction.

Two years later, he married Stacy Abram’s sister, Georgia Federal Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner.

Gardner currently lives in Georgia and works as a motivational speaker and emotional intelligence trainer for students and people who were formerly incarcerated.


48 posted on 11/18/2023 8:19:31 AM PST by Liz (Women have tremendous power โ€” their femininity, because men can't do without it. Sidney Sheldon)
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To: SpokeshaveReturns

8^)


49 posted on 11/18/2023 9:08:05 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: SE Mom
Update:

Saturday morning, Gardner appeared before a judge for his first appearance, where he was given a total bond of $500,000.

Also in attendance was Gardnerโ€™s wife (the judge).

50 posted on 11/18/2023 12:02:43 PM PST by NautiNurse (๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)
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To: NautiNurse

Yikes. She’s gonna stand by her man. And come up with the bail! Can’t imagine the homecoming was much fun.

Thanks for the update.


51 posted on 11/19/2023 1:16:45 AM PST by SE Mom (ScreamingEagleMom)
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To: SE Mom
It took some time for Jimmie's wife (Judge Abrams-Gardner) to come up with the bail. Jimmie Gardner was released from jail at 8:40 last night. Three charges, with charge #3 human trafficking for commercial sexual activity (victim less than 18) being the one with the $500,000 bail.

HCSO Arrest Inquiry

52 posted on 11/19/2023 1:53:42 AM PST by NautiNurse (๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)
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To: Liz

Gardner, who grew up Baptist, found Islam while in prison. In 1994, he took the shahada and declared his faith in Islam.

โ€œThatโ€™s what helped me โ€” the transition from unconsciousness to consciousness,โ€ he said. โ€œI credit my faith in Allah. I asked Allah back in 1995 to please bless me with the opportunity to be capable of being a voice for the voiceless, to give me the microphone. I wanted to speak, because I couldnโ€™t get heard.โ€


53 posted on 11/19/2023 3:54:10 AM PST by NautiNurse (๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)
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To: NautiNurse

Yikes.........


54 posted on 11/19/2023 4:18:45 AM PST by Liz (Women have tremendous power โ€” their femininity, because men can't do without it. Sidney Sheldon)
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To: NautiNurse

Oh, they’re going to hear him now. Oh yes they will.

LOL


55 posted on 11/20/2023 10:49:36 AM PST by SE Mom (ScreamingEagleMom)
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