Louisville DB Tayon Holloway facing assault, strangulation charges

Louisville defensive back Tayon Holloway has been charged with first degree strangulation and fourth degree assault, it was reported Monday.

An arrest slip reveals that Louisville police officers responded to a 911 call around 9 p.m. on Sunday evening. Dispatchers said the person who called hung up and told officers they were no longer in trouble when they arrived, but the victim was crying.

Eventually, the victim told police that Holloway was in his room about to smoke marijuana when she grabbed it from him. She then claimed that Holloway threw her off the bed and began punching her. She also said that Holloway took a pillow and held it over her face.

After that, Holloway pushed her out of the room and she went to a different apartment for help. A mirror was also broken in the process.

Holloway has a bond set at $10,000 and has a no contact order. Louisville linebacker Jurriente Davis was listed as a witness in the police report.

The school has announced that Holloway has been suspended from all team activities indefinitely.

“The University of Louisville is aware of the arrest of football student-athlete Tayon Holloway,” the statement read. “As we gather more information, Tayon has been suspended indefinitely from all team activities.”

Holloway is in his first season with the Cardinals after transferring from North Carolina. He has appeared in all 10 games this season and recorded 15 tackles, one sack and six passes defended.

The defensive back is in his third season of college football overall and was a four-star prospect out of Green Run (VA) High School in 2022. He ranked as the No. 189 overall player and No. 23 cornerback in the cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

The Cardinals currently sit at 6-4 on the season and next have a game against Pittsburgh at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday.