Former Louisiana high school football star Trey Holly has avoided jail time by entering a no contest plea. Holly was accused of illegal use of a weapon and aggravated criminal damage to property for a 2024 shooting that took place in his hometown of Farmerville that wounded two people. Holly’s attorney, Mike Small, says Holly did not plead guilty to anything.
“I can assure you, we never accepted responsibility for that, because I’m convinced my client didn’t do it,” Small said.
Small, says he had a decent shot at acquittal, but it would have been a gamble.
“Had he been convicted as charged, he would have faced an imprisonment sentence of not less than 10 and up to 20 years without benefit of parole or probation,” Small noted.
Holly was sentenced to one year probation and a $1,000 fine and he’ll continue playing football for Southern. Small says after satisfactory completion of his probation, he can file a motion to have the conviction tossed out and the prosecution dismissed.
“After the one-year probation is served satisfactorily, he can move, under Louisiana law, to set aside the Nolo contendere plea and move for the entry of not guilty verdicts,” Small explained.
Small wishes this case was resolved sooner. Holly was set to stand trial last summer, but because the air conditioning system went down at the courthouse in Farmerville, the trial date was pushed to this April.