Kenyon Glover did assault woman, says California Superior Court judge

Ruling on a case where the court found the victim "credible", a California Superior court judge concluded that ex-NBA player turned actor-filmmaker, fitness trainer, and minister Kenyon Glover assaulted a female advisee to whom he was a spiritual advisor.

Ex-prosecutor and former Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney turned judge Alfred Coletta found there was sufficient evidence to determine Glover guilty of assault.

Glover, 45, formerly of Pasadena, now residing in the Dallas metropolitan area, appeared in court via LA Court Connect from his home in Texas.

The decision comes after the court heard testimony from both the victim and Glover, who said 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.

When the victim attempted to describe being violently coerced, an outburst erupted from Glover leading the woman to tell the court, "It's that temper right there. I know he can be a bully, and it's deeply concerning to me."

In court, the victim testified that Glover was a "predator" and that the assault was "premeditated." The woman told the judge, "He's a very scary and dangerous person, and I've seen firsthand now behind the scenes." The victim referred to Glover as a "narcissistic sociopath."

After the assault, the victim told the court that Glover had "gaslighted" her. Glover told the victim on the day of the assault, “I almost killed a man. I got off because it was self defense, but I almost killed him,” according to a court report.

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.

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,” the judge said.

“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.

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 show Glover 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.