A St. Johns County man is headed to state prison for 15 years after a jury found he terrorized his wife and son at gunpoint inside their home, holding them for more than an hour in what prosecutors describe as a brutal domestic attack. The sentence was announced this week by the State Attorney’s Office.
After a three‑day trial in March, jurors convicted Yuvrajjit Gill on a slate of charges that included two counts of armed false imprisonment, aggravated assault with a firearm, improper exhibition of a firearm, domestic violence battery, battery and tampering with a witness, according to a press release from the State Attorney's Office. Assistant State Attorneys Monica Smith and Bailie McLaughlin prosecuted the case, and the Honorable Christopher Ferebee presided.
How Prosecutors Say The Attack Unfolded
Prosecutors say the violence erupted on May 2, 2025, when Gill threatened his wife with a gun, dragged her into the primary bedroom and beat her with his fists and a shoe. Their son walked in while the assault was underway. According to prosecutors, Gill grabbed the boy’s phone, ordered him to sit next to his mother and kept both of them at gunpoint for more than an hour before they managed to bolt to a neighbor’s home for safety, as reported by Action News Jax.
Sentence And Hearing
At Thursday’s hearing, Judge Ferebee sentenced Gill to 15 years in prison, according to an announcement posted on Facebook by the State Attorney’s Office. In its earlier March news release, the office said deputies recovered a firearm that matched the victims’ description inside the home and arrested Gill at the scene.
Legal Consequences
Gill’s convictions line up with several felony provisions under Florida law. False imprisonment is generally a third‑degree felony, and aggravated assault is defined as an assault with a deadly weapon, both punishable under the state’s sentencing statutes. Witness‑tampering is also a felony offense. For the statutory language and penalty structure, see Florida Statutes §787.02 on false imprisonment and §784.021 on aggravated assault.
Prosecution And Investigation
Assistant State Attorneys Monica Smith and Bailie McLaughlin handled the case for the State Attorney’s Office, which shared both the conviction and sentencing updates online. The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office led the investigation, and deputies arrested Gill after finding a firearm consistent with what the victims described, according to the State Attorney’s March press release.
