Gabriel Trevino was convicted of Battery (Domestic Violence), Assault and Kidnapping. A jury returned the guilty verdict just before 8 p.m. last night, following a three-day trial in Hendry County.
Assistant State Attorney Trevor Selph and Haylie Gutierrez prosecuted the case.
The crimes happened on August 6, 2022. Trevino and the victim were arguing. He drove the victim, in her car, to a gas station in Clewiston, where he hit her multiple times and prevented her from getting out of the car. When he realized that witnesses saw what was going on, he drove off quickly.
As he was driving, he fired a gun inside the vehicle. He drove to a remote area that just had canals and sugarcane fields. He took the victim out of the car and repeatedly beat her, causing significant injuries. Trevino made the victim get on her knees and threatened to shoot her. He then drove her back to her home.
The victim immediately called 911. Meanwhile, Trevino was seen driving alone by a police officer who attempted a traffic stop. Trevino sped away, eventually abandoning the car and running away on foot.
The Clewiston Police Department and the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office were both involved in the investigation. A warrant was issued for the defendant’s arrest and he was apprehended weeks later in Nebraska.
Sentencing is set for December 10, 2025.
Samantha Syoen – State Attorney’s Office Communications Director