Thursday, September 8, 2011
Arkansas Politics Sen. Bruce Holland found guilty of fleeing deputy
Posted by Max Brantley on Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 3:36 PM
Verdict from District Judge Elizabeth Wise: Guilty on all three misdemeanor counts he faced. He was sentenced to 400 hours of community service and assessed $890 in fines and costs. (He apparently can't count his legislative service; the judge said it must be service to Perry County within 12 months.) Holland's attorney Bill Walters said Holland would appeal and posted $890 as an appeal bond.
Walters injected the possibility of Holland taking a polygraph during the testimony. The prosecution called this a stunt since such a test is inadmissible as evidence.
He was charged with fleeing, careless driving and improper passing. In TV and newspaper interviews at the time, he apologized for speeding through two counties. Deputy Byrd didn't find the apology sufficient from a sitting lawmaker. Hard to figure how Fireball will appeal the speeding conviction particularly, having essentially admitted it in his apologies. He continued to insist Thursday he wasn't aware he was being pursued by law officers.
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