Man Accused Of Trying To Run Down Detroit Police During Protest

DETROIT, MI — A Southfield man faces assault charges after trying to run down two Detroit police officers in his vehicle during George Floyd protests in Detroit on Friday, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office announced.

John Antoine Holliman, 36, is charged with two counts of assault and one count of third-degree fleeing and eluding, prosecutors said. Holliman was arraigned Monday in 36th District Court and bail was set at $15,000, prosecutors said.

"While we clearly understand and support peaceful protests especially in this time of COVID and the murder of George Floyd, we cannot condone in any way the alleged actions of this defendant," Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney Kym Worthy said.

Prosecutors said Holliman drove his vehicle toward two uniformed Detroit Police Department bicycle officers around 9 p.m. Friday at Griswold and West Ford Street in the city. The officers rode their bikes onto a sidewalk to avoid being hit, prosecutors said.

Holliman fled from police vehicles north on I-75 to I-94, at times driving over 100 mph, prosecutors said. He eventually pulled into a gas station at Central Avenue and West Vernor, where he was arrested by Michigan State Police, prosecutors said.

Holliman is scheduled for a probable cause conference June 12, with a preliminary examination slated for June 19 prosecutors said.