Former WNBA star Holdsclaw turns herself in to police
- Arrest warrant issues following altercation with Tulsa Shock's Jennifer Lacy
- Holdsclaw smashes vehicle and fires pistol through window, according to police
- Retired from WNBA in 2007
Retired WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw turned herself in Thursday evening after a warrant was issued for her arrest earlier in the day. It comes after an altercation with Tulsa Shock forward Jennifer Lacy became violent, according to Atlanta police.
Holdsclaw was in the Fulton County Jail on a $10,000 bond for charges of aggravated assault, criminal damage to property and reckless conduct.
The incident culminated with Holdsclaw firing a pistol into a car while Lacy was in it, according to police.
According to the incident report, Holdsclaw, 35, found Lacy working out at her church in Atlanta around noon on Tuesday and asked Lacy for the keys to put something in her vehicle. Lacy identified Holdsclaw as her ex-girlfriend.
When Lacy, 29, left the church, she reported smelling gasoline in her vehicle, a 2010 Range Rover. According to the report, she noticed Holdsclaw following her and called a friend because she was scared.
After Lacy arrived at her friend's house, she said Holdsclaw smashed the vehicle with a baseball bat, breaking out the driver's side and rear passenger window behind the driver. Holdsclaw then stuck a pistol in the rear driver's side window, shot across the SUV at the other door and fled, the report said.
Lacy was still in the driver's seat when Holdsclaw fired the gun, according to Atlanta police spokesman Officer John Chafee. She was not injured. Police recovered a spent 9 mm shell casing.
A six-time WNBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist, Holdsclaw spent 11 seasons in the WNBA before retiring in 2010. She initially retired in 2007 but returned to play for the Atlanta Dream in 2009.
The first overall pick out of Tennessee in the 1999 WNBA draft, Holdsclaw was the league's rookie of the year. She was an All-American for the Vols while helping them win three NCAA titles.
In her 2012 biography, Breaking Through: Beating the Odds Shot after Shot, Holdsclaw revealed her battle with depression during her WNBA career and disclosed that she had attempted suicide while playing for the Los Angeles Sparks in 2006.
