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Former Virginia Candidate Susanna Gibson Arrested on Misdemeanor Domestic-Violence Charge

She says the charge stems from a retaliatory complaint by her estranged husband after a disputed custody exchange.

Overview

  • Henrico County records show she was arrested on Sept. 22 for assault and battery of a family member, a misdemeanor.
  • Gibson says a warrant was issued months after a June 2025 custody incident; she turned herself in and was released.
  • Her estranged husband, attorney John David Gibson, was arrested multiple times last December for violating a protective order, extortion and threatening language, according to county records.
  • The case unfolds against the backdrop of explicit videos leaked during her 2023 House of Delegates race, which she characterizes as a politically motivated abuse of her privacy.
  • Following the leak, Gibson launched MyOwn Image to advocate for stronger online-privacy and anti–revenge-porn laws.