WASHINGTON D.C.
A federal grand jury returned an indictment Thursday charging former D.C. Special Police Officer Curtis Holloway with depriving an arrestee of her civil rights under color of law, officials stated.
The indictment charges Holloway, 65, with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law for willfully using unreasonable force against an arrestee, who is identified in the indictment as A.J., a 33-year-old woman.
Specifically, the indictment alleges that, without legal justification, Holloway struck A.J. on the head with a firearm from behind on October 13, 2023, as she tried to run away from him, resulting in bodily injury to A.J.
The indictment also charges Holloway with obstruction of justice for false statements he made to responding Metropolitan Police Department officers. Finally, the indictment charges Holloway with assault with a deadly weapon.
The civil rights charge and assault charge each carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. The obstruction offense carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Holloway is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
The FBI Washington Field Office investigated this case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Gold for the District of Columbia and Trial Attorney Laura-Kate Bernstein of the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section are prosecuting the matter.