Road Dog defendant Holloway being released to Fresno halfway house

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Retired Stanislaus County sheriff's deputy Bob Holloway will be released from jail and moved to a Fresno halfway house, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Holloway, 61, was arrested in July 2008 after a lengthy FBI investigation. Authorities say Holloway presided over a criminal enterprise at the Road Dog Cycle shop in Denair. Prosecutors say Holloway trafficked in stolen motorcycle parts and operated a chop shop.

Holloway has been confined at the Fresno County Jail since his arrest. Defense attorneys argued that Holloway's mental and physical condition have deteriorated in jail. They said Holloway's confinement has hampered his ability to help attorneys defend him in the complex case.

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The charges against Holloway and his son Brent also include racketeering and conspiring to obstruct justice.

Prosecutors said releasing Holloway would be dangerous because Holloway supporters had threatened government witnesses. In motions filed with the court, prosecutors said Holloway had a history of violence and had threatened violence to collect debts more than once.

According to defense attorney Bill Osterhoudt, Judge Oliver Wanger said Monday that Holloway's continued confinement in a halfway house would keep the larger community safe.

"It's a very good thing," said Osterhoudt. "Our client is suffering in custody. It's not right. He'll be able to be in a more humane environment where he can defend himself and I feel good about it."

Next, the court will set the conditions of Holloway's release — for example, whether he'll be allowed out of the halfway house to work. Holloway could be released to the halfway house within the next few weeks, said Osterhoudt.

Bee staff writer Leslie Albrecht can be reached at lalbrecht@modbee.com or 578-2378.