Detective Holley Case Summary

According to Portsmouth Police Detective Holley the following occurred in the city of Portsmouth
“On January 14, 2016 at approximately 1010, Detective Holley came into contact with Taylor Baker (suspect) at 2801 Turnpike Rd (New Directions). Detective Holley was called to the office due to Taylor Baker’s defiant nature and failure to obey the commands of the Office Manager K. Diggs. Detective Holley observed Ms. Diggs ask Taylor to leave her office and even attempt to close the door to keep her out. Taylor refused to comply with Ms. Diggs request and began to click the pen she had been holding in an aggressive nature. Detective Holley then gave Taylor three commands to comply with Ms. Diggs request of leaving the office.

Detective Holley then attempted to
Legal Status at Time of Current Offense(s):

At the time of the offense, Taylor was not on court ordered supervision.

Legal History

Taylor’s first contact with the court occurred at the age of 14. On April 20, 2016, Taylor and her mother appeared before the Honorable Judge Alotha Willis of the Portsmouth Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court charged with attempted assault and battery on law enforcement, disorderly conduct on school property and resisting arrest. The matters were set to be prosecuted by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Ryan Marion and Taylor was represented by Deputy Public Defender Bernadine Gerlach. Prior to any evidence being heard, a plea agreement was reached. Taylor pled that evidence was sufficient for a finding of guilt on the charges of attempted assault and battery on law enforcement and disorderly conduct on school property. The resisting arrest charge was nolle prossed. No finding was entered and a social history was ordered. The matter was continued to June 15, 2016, and Taylor was ordered to remain on electronic monitoring. Taylor has been compliant on electronic monitoring and has not violated program