{"id":2473069,"date":"2025-08-10T15:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brave-9%e2%80%91year%e2%80%91old-girl-risks-it-all-to-pull-mom-from-pool-during-shocking-attempted-drowning-police-say\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T15:17:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T19:17:57","slug":"brave-9%e2%80%91year%e2%80%91old-girl-risks-it-all-to-pull-mom-from-pool-during-shocking-attempted-drowning-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brave-9%e2%80%91year%e2%80%91old-girl-risks-it-all-to-pull-mom-from-pool-during-shocking-attempted-drowning-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Brave 9\u2011Year\u2011Old Girl Risks It All to Pull Mom From Pool During Shocking Attempted Drowning, Police Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrave-9%25e2%2580%2591year%25e2%2580%2591old-girl-risks-it-all-to-pull-mom-from-pool-during-shocking-attempted-drowning-police-say%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2473069&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 62-year-old man named Mark Raymond Gibbon was arrested in Davenport, Florida, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/horrible-timing-d-c-mayor-calls-auto-theft-crime-of-opportunity-amid-skyrocketing-carjacking-rates-meets-with-immediate-backlash\/\" title=\"\u2018Horrible Timing\u2019: D.C. Mayor Calls Auto Theft \u2018Crime Of Opportunity\u2019 Amid Skyrocketing Carjacking Rates, Meets With Immediate Backlash\">allegedly attempting<\/a> to drown his daughter-in-law in a backyard pool. The incident occurred during a family vacation from England and reportedly began over a dispute about the stipulations of Gibbon&#8217;s will. Witnesses said Gibbon repeatedly held his 33-year-old daughter-in-law underwater, causing her to fear for her life. His 9-year-old granddaughter intervened by jumping into the pool to stop the attempt, but gibbon pushed her away. Neighbors called the police, which ultimately stopped the attack. Gibbon was charged with attempted second-degree murder and battery. He admitted to the incident but claimed he did not intend to drown her and said they had been drinking, with the daughter-in-law having slapped him first. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd emphasized the expectation for visitors to behave appropriately while in the area.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">man&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s alleged attempt to drown his own daughter-in-law at a pool in Davenport, Florida, was thwarted after his 9-year-old granddaughter stepped in.<\/p>\n<p>But Mark Raymond Gibbon, 62, didn&rsquo;t fully stop until witnesses said they had called the police on him, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PolkCoSheriff\/status\/1952422840428294414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> from the Polk County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies arrested Gibbon that afternoon, and he was later charged with attempted second-degree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-tennessee-readies-execution-man-working-implanted-defibrillator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murder<\/a> and battery.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 3, witnesses reported a disturbance in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/granger-smith-admits-to-taking-edibles-to-deal-with-sons-death-then-reveals-what-actually-helped\/\" title=\"Granger Smith Admits To Taking \u2018Edibles\u2019 To Deal With Son\u2019s Death \u2014 Then Reveals What Actually Helped\">backyard swimming pool<\/a> at the Solterra Resort &mdash; where Gibbon and his family were vacationing from England, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/lawandcrime.com\/crime\/9-year-old-girl-tries-to-save-mom-from-drowning-after-grandpa-keeps-shoving-her-underwater-in-fight-over-will-cops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law &amp; Crime<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gibbon was reportedly arguing with his 33-year-old daughter-in-law about the &ldquo;stipulations of his will&rdquo; when things took an ugly turn, according to a probable cause arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Gibbon allegedly held his daughter-in<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-law underwater multiple times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She advised that she could not breathe and believed that she was going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pro-abortion-group-posts-bail-woman-drowned-baby-bathtub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drown<\/a>,&rdquo; the affidavit reportedly read. &ldquo;[The victim] advised that she had to fight Mark in order to get away from him and from under the water but he kept pushing her back under.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">English vacationer arrested for attempted murder in Davenport<\/p>\n<p>An argument about grandchildren ended with a vacationer from the United Kingdom getting arrested and charged with attempted murder.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s great that Polk County draws visitors from all across the world, but we expect&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xKCqKGn36e\">pic.twitter.com\/xKCqKGn36e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Polk County Sheriff &#128660; Grady Judd (@PolkCoSheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PolkCoSheriff\/status\/1952422840428294414?\">August 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gibbon&rsquo;s 9-year-old granddaughter then jumped into the pool, trying to stop Gibbon from drowning her mother.<\/p>\n<p>He pushed her away, but two sisters in the backyard next door said they had called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/update-idaho-sheriff-announces-conclusion-horrific-firefighter-ambush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sheriff<\/a>, which stopped Gibbon in his tracks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s great that Polk County draws visitors from all across the world, but we expect vacationers to behave while they visit with us, just as we expect our lifelong residents to do the same,&rdquo; Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because Mr. Gibbon couldn&rsquo;t control his anger, he may find himself spending a lot more time in Florida than he had anticipated,&rdquo; Judd said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tourist from UK charged with trying to kill daughter-in-law in pool, FL cops say <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uFlvhuGJYD\">https:\/\/t.co\/uFlvhuGJYD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiamiHerald\/status\/1952708723765395696?\">August 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gibbon later admitted to deputies what he had done, but said he wasn&rsquo;t intending to drown his daughter-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>He also said they had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-governor-drunk-veto-power-government-shutdown-imminent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drinking<\/a> and that she had slapped him first, according to Law &amp; 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