An Ohio appeals court has upheld the conviction and lengthy prison sentence of a Logan County man involved in a violent 2024 standoff with law enforcement.
In a decision released Monday, the Third District Court of Appeals affirmed the sentence of Holley Tolliver Jr., who was previously convicted on multiple felony charges after an hours-long incident involving gunfire in a residential neighborhood.
According to court records, Tolliver engaged in an approximately 11-hour standoff with authorities in August 2024, during which he fired multiple weapons into neighboring homes and ignored repeated commands to surrender.
Investigators later discovered firearms and ammunition inside his residence that had been reported stolen from a nearby home.
A Logan County jury found Tolliver guilty on 22 counts, including burglary, grand theft involving firearms, improperly discharging a firearm into a habitation, and multiple counts of felonious assault.
He was sentenced in 2025 to a combined prison term of 125 to 130.5 years, with multiple sentences ordered to run consecutively.
On appeal, Tolliver argued several issues, including that the trial court should have allowed an insanity defense instruction and that his sentence was excessive.
However, the appellate court rejected those arguments, finding the trial court acted within its discretion and that the record supported the sentence.
Judges noted that expert testimony indicated Tolliver understood the wrongfulness of his actions at the time of the incident and that the severity of the offenses justified the lengthy sentence.
The court ultimately affirmed the lower court’s ruling, leaving Tolliver’s conviction and sentence in place.
