Benton Man Charged With Attempted Murder for Setting off Explosive Device at Holly Hill Farm

Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington says a maintenance worker at Holly Hill Farm has been arrested for trying to murder two people by setting off an explosive device at their residence on the farm.

54-year-old Douglas Holley a resident of a separate home at the horse farm on the Old Plain Dealing Road in Benton, was charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder and one of count of manufacturing a bomb. Holley was employed for about four years at the horse farm.

Investigators determined that the explosion was not accidental, but purposely planned and specifically targeted. They combed through evidence and determined that an explosive device had been placed beneath the main bedroom in the pier-and-beam house. They continued to interview people who either lived at the horse farm or frequented the facility, including arrestee Douglas Holley.

During a search of Holley's home, detectives found some materials to make explosive devices and discovered evidence that he had researched bomb-making information.