A 62-year-old man who was vacationing in Florida when he tried to drown his daughter-in-law during an argument over his will earlier this year will not serve any time behind bars.

Polk County Circuit Judge Michelle Pincket earlier this month ordered Mark R. Gibbon to be released on time served after he pleaded guilty to one count of battery as well as an additional lesser included offense, court records show.

Gibbon, who was visiting the U.S. from England, had initially been facing an additional count of attempted second-degree murder, but that charge was dropped as part of his plea agreement . He was also required to pay $1,308.68 in fines and fees.

As Law&Crime previously reported , the violent incident occurred Aug. 3 at the Solterra Resort on Pine Tree Trail in Davenport, Florida, w

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