Federal Prisoner Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Prison Guard at FCI-Greenville

East St. Louis, Ill. – A federal prisoner originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, and imprisoned at 
Federal Correctional Institution Greenville, pled guilty on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, to 
assaulting a federal correctional officer in August of 2020.
At the time of the offense, Dakota Holland, 26, was incarcerated at FCI-Greenville serving a six 
(6) year sentence for gun and drug conviction stemming from the Southern District of Indiana. 
Holland pled guilty to throwing a hard object at a guard which struck the officer in the face below 
the eye. The officer did not require medical treatment as a result of the assault.

In  September  of  2020,  a  federal  grand  jury  indicted  Holland.  Holland  faces  a  maximum  
of  eight additional years in prison.   Sentencing is scheduled for June 16, 2022.

The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney John Trippi.