Olympic gold medalist Chamique Holdsclaw was arrested and charged on assault and weapon charges. On November 17th, 2012, an Atlanta judge set bond at $100,000 for ex-WNBA star.
What were the accusations? The famous star has been accused of firing a shot into a car. The owner of the car is 29-year-old Jennifer Lacy, who plays for the Tulsa Shock. Police informs the 35-year-old Holdsclaw additionally took a bat to destroy the car's windows. Holdsclaw was in custody at the Fulton County Jail.
Fortunately, no individual was harmed during the assault. Lacy informed police that the Olympic gold medalist was an ex-girlfriend and that they were also Atlanta Dream teammates in 2009. Subsequently, Holdsclaw was ordered to wear a monitoring device and have no contact with Lacy.
The star was ordered back to a Fulton County court Nov. 30 to face charges of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. A message to her attorney was not immediately returned.
Lacy at an earlier date disclosed to the Shock that:
"I want to thank my family, friends, fans and Shock family for their concern during this difficult time," Lacy said. "I have never felt more love from my fans in supporting me."
Holdsclaw led Tennessee to three consecutive national championships from 1996-98 ; this was before commencing a professional career that built-in six WNBA All-Star selections. The young woman also played on the U.S. Olympic team that won the gold medal in the 2000 Games. She had 3,025 career points at Tennessee and remains the Southeastern Conference's career scoring leader.
Holdsclaw has also been battling with clinical depression. This had caused her to return to her alma mater to deal with it. Her depression has been attributed to her suicide attempt during her professional career.
Holdsclaw reflected upon how she attempted suicide in 2006 as a member of the Los Angeles Sparks by overdosing on the medication she was taking for clinical depression. Holdsclaw was unable leave her Washington home for a few days in 2004, two years after the death of the grandmother who raised her.
She confided about all these very personal and intricate details of her life and challenges in a book, "Breaking Through: Beating The Odds Shot After Shot," that came out earlier this year.
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