A Pensacola man was arrested and booked into the Escambia County Jail after deputies linked him to a string of four reported domestic violence incidents over roughly four months, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Shaquan Gainer, 27, faces one count of burglary, two counts of aggravated battery, battery and property damage. His bond was set at $57,000, and authorities placed an anti-murder act hold against him in Santa Rosa County.
Pattern Described in the Arrest Report
According to the arrest report, the series began April 17 when a deputy responded to a disturbance and found a visibly upset woman who declined medical treatment. She told investigators that during an argument Gainer blocked her from leaving a room and punched her in the face several times, and that he knew she was pregnant at the time.
Deputies returned June 27 after another disturbance complaint. The woman said Gainer struck her across the face with a gallon water bottle, that she grabbed a kitchen knife to force him out, and that he then pointed a silver handgun at her before she fled with her children to a neighbor’s home. Investigators wrote that she was five months pregnant and was later transported to Sacred Heart Hospital because of pregnancy complications. Deputies said Gainer damaged her television and tore up her apartment before leaving on foot.
Two more reported episodes followed in August: an Aug. 11 incident in which the woman said Gainer punched her in the face and grabbed her neck while questioning her, and an Aug. 15 break-in through her unlocked back door during which he threw and broke a 55-inch television before leaving as she called law enforcement.
The allegations come from statements and records cited in the arrest report; charges against Gainer had not been tested in court at the time of his arrest.