BEAVER — The siblings of an Aliquippa man convicted of shooting and injuring a Harmony Township police officer were accused in October of assaulting a woman and blaming her for their brother being found guilty.
Brittney, Eric and Earl Hollins have since pleaded in the case.
According to online court records, Brittney Hollins, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of simple assault and was sentenced to serve one year on the Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition program, a special plea opportunity offered to first-time offenders.
Elroy L. Hollins Jr., 31, pleaded guilty to simple assault and was sentenced to between 76 days and 11 months, 29 days in jail, records show.
Eric L. Hollins, 29, pleaded no contest to reckless endangerment and was sentenced to between three months and 23 months, 29 days, according to court records.
According to a police report, the three siblings assaulted a woman inside their Irwin Street home, causing injuries that required hospitalization.
Police said the woman was sitting in a car at about 5 a.m. Oct. 28 at the corner of Meadow and Irwin streets in Aliquippa waiting for a ride to Ambridge. Elroy and Eric Hollins approached the her, pulled her out of the back seat and “dragged her” inside their home, police said.
According to the report, the three siblings held her down and hit her “in the head with a television digital recording box.” Police said the woman was punched and kicked and stabbed with a small knife.
Elroy, Eric and Brittney Hollins hit the woman in the head with a beer bottle and a wooden chair, police said. According to the report, Eric Hollins threatened to kill her if she reported the incident.
Police said the defendants forced the woman to wash blood off herself and change her shirt. She was then thrown back into the street, police said.
According to the report, during the assault Eric Hollins told the woman she is “responsible for his brother being in jail.”
Earl Hollins, 29, their brother, was convicted in September of shooting Harmony Township police officer Alan Loskoch in Oct. 2015. After a week-long trial, a Beaver County jury deliberated for about nine hours before returning with a guilty verdict. Earl Hollins has not yet been sentenced.
A protective vest saved Loskoch’s life.