Steve Holy Allegedly Assaulted at Home

  Dallas police are investigating whether two off-duty officers were involved in an assault early on Thursday, Dec. 27, against singer Steve Holy. In a prepared statement, police spokesman Lt. Vernon Hale said, “It appears that two unidentified Dallas police officers met the complainant at an off-duty social event and later went to the residence of the complainant. At some point, witnesses state that one of the men assaulted one of the hosts" at the home. Lt. Hale offered little further information about the incident, but a 911 call record shows officers were dispatched about 5:30 a.m. to the Old East Dallas home that belonged to the singer. Through an attorney late Thursday, Steve said he and a friend were assaulted and gave his own account of what happened at the residence. The Dallas Morning News reports that according to the account Steve said he gave to police, he was home for the holidays from his tour and went out Wednesday night with a friend to a bar near his home. Once there, they ran into an off-duty Dallas police officer whom Steve had met before. That officer introduced them to two other officers, and the five of them began drinking together. When the bars closed, Steve invited the group back to his home to play foosball in his garage. Shortly after they arrived, the officer he had met before left. The other two officers remained. About 5 a.m., according to Steve’s account, one of the officers became belligerent, challenging Steve about his identity as the country singer. Steve showed them his picture on his album, but the officer still wasn't satisfied. "Do you know who you're [expletive] with, you're [expletive] with a Dallas police officer," Steve told investigators the man yelled at him. He said the officers showed their badges.   The officer yelled to the second officer to bring him his gun from the car, according to the account, and soon the officers were holding Steve and his friend at gunpoint. Steve told police one of the officers held a gun to the back of his head while he lay face down on the kitchen floor. At one point, he went upstairs, telling the officers he would get his identification, he said, and told his wife, who had been sleeping in a bedroom, to call 911. Meanwhile, his friend escaped to the home of a neighbor, who called 911. The off-duty officers left before police arrived. According to Steve’s account, they threatened him with retaliation should he tell anyone what happened. Lt. Hale said Thursday that it was unclear who the two officers were. At least one witness indicated they were officers Randy Anderson and Paul Loughridge, Lt. Hale said. Both were placed on administrative leave Thursday. "The Dallas police public integrity unit will investigate the possible criminal allegations," his statement said, "and Internal Affairs will investigate the administrative portion if these in fact were officers." A recent roster indicates that Officer Anderson, 25, and Officer Loughridge, 48, have been with the department since 2005. "There have been no charges or arrests at this time," Lt. Hale said. "Detectives will continue to investigate the incident and take appropriate action."