Man jailed for shooting pastor, bride at wedding brutally thrashes his public defender during jailhouse meeting
A man reportedly attacked his public defender during a jailhouse meeting after being charged with attempted murder in connection with a church shooting.
Dale Holloway, 37, of Manchester, brutally assaulted attorney Michael Davidow on Monday morning at the Valley Street jail in Manchester, New Hampshire, WMUR-TV reports.
Davidow, 52, had to be admitted into intensive care after he suffered brain hemorrhage and no memory of the beating.
According to the report, no one witnessed the assault as the two men were seated in an unmonitored interview room. Jail officials said the closest officer was sitting at a desk facing away from the room.
Last week, Holloway pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, assault and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm after he allegedly wounded a pastor and bride during a wedding ceremony at the New England Pentecostal Ministries in Pelham on October 12.
The pastor, 75-year-old Stanley Choate, was shot in the chest. Meanwhile, 60-year-old Claire McMullen was shot in the arm.
According to police, Mark Castiglione, the groom, is the father of a man recently charged with killing Holloway's stepfather. However, they are still investigating a motive.
Brandon Castiglione, 24, allegedly killed Luis Garcia, 60, in Londonderry on October 1.
Officials said attorneys usually flick the lights or tap the glass to alert an officer at the end of a meeting. However, in this case, the officer seated nearby only heard a knock on the door.
He found Holloway standing up and Davidow seated at the table. His hands were over his face and there was blood dripping onto the floor.
Davidow told paramedics during the ambulance ride that he was a public defender but had no memory of going in to work. Furthermore, he was unable to answer basic questions about the year or time of day.
Upon reaching the hospital, the victim recollected putting his phone and keys into a locker at the jail and then meeting Holloway. But his next memory was waking up in the ambulance.
Police said the lawyer suffered a broken nose and a stroke caused by heavy bleeding around the brain, among other injuries. According to Davidow, his previous meeting with Holloway had also not gone well.
Holloway denied assaulting Davidow at this arraignment on Tuesday. He claimed he alerted the officer only after noticing the attorney had a nosebleed.
"I flicked the lights twice and knocked on the window for someone to come give him aid to his nose bleeding," he said. "His nose started bleeding and I ran to help, so I don't see where I went wrong here."
The public defender's office has since withdrawn from the case.