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Detroit Man Charged in Assault on Police Officers with Car
On April 22, 2022, at approximately 12:46 a.m., Detroit police officers located the defendant in a stolen vehicle at a gas station in the 21740 block of Schoolcraft Road in Detroit. When officers attempted to arrest him, it is alleged that Defendant Holland reversed the truck, trapping the officers between the car and the gas pumps. The officers entered the driver's side of the truck with Holland continuing to resist arrest. A single shot was fired by an officer, striking the defendant in the abdomen. As officers exited the vehicle, it is further alleged that Defendant Holland fled from the scene before being apprehended at a residence in the 15740 block of Grandville Street. Medics arrived on scene and transported the defendant to a local hospital for treatment.
Rodney Martez Holland has been charged with three counts of Assault with Intent to do Great Bodily Harm, three counts of Felonious Assault, one count of Third-Degree Fleeing and Eluding, three counts of Resisting and Obstructing, one count of Receiving and Concealing Stolen Property, and one count and one count of Reckless Driving. *
He was arraigned on April 24, 2022, in 36th District Court and given a $250,000 cash/surety bond with a GPS tether. The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for May 2, 2022, and the Preliminary Examination is scheduled for May 9, 2022, before Judge Larry Williams. Please request a photograph of the defendant from the Detroit Police Department
*The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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