LOS ANGELES, CA - Judge
Alfred Coletta knows his way around a courtroom as the former Deputy District
Attorney and 30-year veteran prosecutor with the Los Angeles County District
Attorney’s Office. Now his rulings are
on display in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
The California judge heard
oral arguments in the Kenyon Demorio Glover lawsuit and ruled the victim was
assaulted.
The decision comes after
the court heard testimony from both the victim and Glover, who admitted he was
in possession of a handgun, admitted to removing the weapon from the holster,
and handling the weapon in the victim’s presence in the time period preceding
the assault.
Glover, 45, a Dallas
minister, appeared in court in connection with an assault on a woman whom he
was providing spiritual guidance under the cloak of spiritual advisor.
A former professional
basketball player with the National Basketball Association (NBA), turned
actor-filmmaker, and motivational speaker, verified sources indicate that
Glover has maintained employment as a fitness trainer in Texas.
Testimony in the hearing
revealed that Glover had an extensive history of domestic violence, where he
had previously assaulted his ex-wife. Testimony also revealed that Glover had
been arrested and charged with a prior domestic violence offense.
Judge Coletta pointed to
Glover’s actions after the fact to suggest he acted wantonly, and gave merit to
the victim. “I do find her credible,” Judge Coletta told Glover during the
hearing, according to court documentation.
“The court takes notice of
the evidence presented as clear and convincing,” the judge said.
The testimony is
disturbing,” said Judge Coletta. “I am going to grant the restraining order.”
Glover’s personal conduct order is to “stay away from you” the judge told the
protected party.
The “stay away” order
restricts Glover from reaching out to the protected person, either directly or
indirectly in any way, jeopardizing the safety of the victim, including, but
not limited to, improperly stalking the victim, and bars him from putting the
victim’s personal security at risk.
“It is clear that there’s
reference in the declaration that Mr. Glover has indicated he would retaliate
if she were to communicate the information. And I have to take it on face value
that the victim is concerned for her safety, well-being, and her home,” the
judge said.
The court found “there is
an ability for Mr. Glover to come to California. He’s a licensed driver in
California. He has access to the state. He has access to other social media
tools if he wishes to make contact with the victim, so I will grant the
restraining order,” Coletta ruled.
“He is not to contact you
by email, text messages, or other social media or electronic means, devices, or
in writing personally,” the judge said. “He’s to stay away from you for 100
yards in public, your home, your vehicle, and your workplace. That will be my
order,” the judge told the victim, according to the court report.
The court order states that
Glover “cannot own, possess, have, buy or try to buy, receive or try to
receive, or in any other way get guns, other firearms, or ammunition.”
The judge ruled “it’s going
to be also that Mr. Glover is not to harass or intimidate, threaten, stalk,
assault, hit, abuse, destroy the safety and peace of the victim,” according to
the court order.
“I find that there was an
event, I think the event was one where Mr. Glover exceeded what he felt was
perhaps permissive behavior that would have caused him to act that way,” Judge
Coletta stated at the end of the hearing.
Court records state that
Glover resides in Dallas, and was served with the restraining order at PickUp
USA Fitness located at 989 W. Sandy Lake Road, Suite 500, Coppell, Texas 75019
by the Dallas County Constable’s Office.
