Stacey Abrams’s Brother-in-Law Arrested for Human Trafficking

Mr. Gardner faces human trafficking charges for soliciting sex with a teen at a Florida hotel before choking her, police say.

Mugshot of Jimmie Gardner, 57, who was arrested in Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 17, 2023. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

Tampa police have arrested Jimmie Gardner, the brother-in-law of failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, on charges of alleged human trafficking involving a 16-year-old girl.

Mr. Gardner, 57, whose wife is a federal judge and sister to Ms. Abrams, was arrested by Tampa Police on Friday following the incident at the Renaissance Hotel at International Plaza.