A Fulton County Grand Jury returned an indictment Wednesday against a former WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist for an alleged November attack against an ex-girlfriend.
Chamique Holdsclaw, 35, of Smyrna, faces six charges for the Nov. 13 incident, including two counts of aggravated assault, criminal damage in the first degree, two counts of criminal damage in the second degree and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said.
WNBA player Jennifer Lacy, 29, who described herself as Holdsclaw’s former girlfriend, told police in November she was working out at a church on Ponce de Leon Avenue when Holdsclaw approached her and said she wanted to put some items in Lacy’s car. As Lacy drove from the church, she smelled gasoline inside her vehicle and noticed that Holdsclaw was following her, according to the police report.
Lacy said she drove to a friend’s house on Hemphill Avenue, at which time Holdsclaw got out of her car with a baseball bat and began smashing the windows in Lacy’s Range Rover, the report said. Holdsclaw allegedly smashed the driver’s side window, a rear passenger’s window and the rear window before pulling out a gun and firing a shot into the SUV.
A 9mm shell casing was found in the area, but no one was injured. Holdsclaw surrendered and was booked into the Fulton County jail, where she stayed for two days before being released on $100,000 bond.
Holdsclaw played 12 seasons in the WNBA, including one year with the Atlanta Dream, in 2009. Lacy plays for the Tulsa Shock of the WNBA and played for the Dream in 2008 and 2009.
Holdsclaw was the No. 1 selection in the 1999 draft after a four-year career at Tennessee, where she led the Lady Vols to three consecutive national championships.
A trial date for Holdsclaw has not yet been scheduled.
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