PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Attorney John Trevena was arrested Monday on a reported misdemeanor charge. He will make a first appearance in court on Tuesday.
- Attorney John Trevena arrested on domestic battery charge
- Trevena allegedly shoved and kicked his ex-wife
- Trevena is attorney for Michael Drejka, accused in Clearwater shooting
Trevena is currently one of the attorneys representing accused Markeis McGlockton shooter Michael Drejka.
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Spectrum Bay News 9, Trevena faces a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. Trevena allegedly shoved and kicked his ex-wife, Meredith Trevena, following a verbal argument inside her apartment.
Trevena was at the apartment Monday to retrieve items he believed were his, according to investigators.
Trevena's arrest Monday is just the latest legal flap involving people connected to the Drejka case:
- Drejka's first attorney, Lysa Clifton, was investigated by the Florida Bar on allegations that she solicited her services to Drejka while he was in jail. She was removed from the case in October 2018 and in November 2018 arrested on a DUI charge.
- Pinellas Sheriff's Office detective George Moffett, who was among the first detectives to respond to the McGlockton shooting, was fired in January 2019 following a DUI arrest.
No further information has been released on the Trevena arrest.