15-year-old back in jail for alleged probation violations

A 15-year-old youth was back in Douglas County Jail on Monday accused of his second probation violation in a month in the beating death last June of a 54-year-old Gardnerville man.

Jimmy Holman is to appear in East Fork Justice Court on Wednesday accused of possession of a dangerous drug without a prescription, possession of drug paraphernalia and probation violation.

According to reports, Holman was a passenger in a car stopped late Sunday for failing to maintain a travel lane.

The three people in the car - including Holman - tested negative for alcohol. Deputies searched the vehicle after identifying Holman and driver Reynaldo Hernandez as being on probation.

Searching the back seat where Holman was sitting, deputies found a large black knife with "N14" on both sides, a small plastic bag containing 1-1/2 tablets of Naproxen, a square piece of foil and burned or smashed Naproxen tablet, and a clear cylinder-shaped tube with ground-up pill residue similar to Naproxen.

The three subjects denied ownership of any of the items.

The deputy said Holman was wearing white tennis shoes with gang writing and a red faded Tampa Bay Buccaneers jersey. He also had his name written in gang-style writing on his left hand.

Holman allegedly denied any gang involvement.

Holman was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the June 24, 2009, death of Terrence Joe Howell. Holman's three codefendants - including another 15-year-old - were sent to prison, but he was judged the least culpable and sentenced to probation.

He was arrested for probation violations in January that included drinking, using controlled substances and wearing gang colors to school.

Holman spent a week in Douglas County Jail before District Judge Dave Gamble reinstated his probation Feb. 2.

Holman told the judge that he boxed up all his red clothing and was finished with his attraction to gangs.

Acknowledging the state's objection, Gamble reinstated Holman's probation.

New conditions include:

-- No gang association, colors display or relationship with any gang members;

-- No association with any felons.