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Former New Mexico basketball star arrested for murder in Atlanta

“Lenny” Holly played pro basketball for the New Mexico Slam.


Last Update: 01/28/2004 6:22:08 PM
By: Associated Press


(Alamogordo-AP) -- Former Alamogordo High School basketball star Jerome “Lenny” Holly is charged with first-degree murder.

The 29-year-old was arrested Tuesday at an apartment complex in Atlanta for a shooting outside an Alamogordo nightclub last year.

A spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office in Alamogordo says Holly is being held without bond and has waived extradition to New Mexico.

Holly is accused of killing 29-year-old Kenneth Douglas on September 15. Holly also is charged with attempted murder for shooting 27-year-old Jason Carrell.

According to police records, Holly, Douglas and Carrell were in a vehicle outside the nightclub when the shootings occurred.

An arrest warrant says Douglas was shot during a dispute over drugs. Carrell also was shot but survived and managed to call 911.



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