Miramar police sergeant arrested in domestic violence case, placed on leave

Miramar police sergeant Devarious Holloway was arrested and placed on paid administrative leave after a domestic violence case involving his girlfriend, putting both the criminal case and the department’s disciplinary process under scrutiny. Holloway, 32, surrendered to authorities Monday and was charged with battery and criminal mischief causing $200 or less in damage.

The case began after Holloway contacted the woman and asked her to come outside so they could talk about their relationship, according to the accounts in the arrest reporting. The two had been dating for about two years, did not live together and had no children together. The woman later went to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office station to report the incident.

Investigators said the confrontation escalated quickly. In one account, the woman told deputies Holloway punched her in the face; related reporting also said he was accused of punching and kicking her. He was later released from jail after posting bond. The case remains active as it moves through the court process.

For Miramar police, the arrest carries added weight because Holloway was serving as a sworn sergeant in a department that operates in a city straddling the Broward County and Miami-Dade County line. The city says the Miramar Police Department has 216 sworn officers and 79.5 support staff, making personnel discipline and public trust central concerns when one of its supervisors is accused of domestic violence.

Miramar police said Holloway was placed on paid administrative leave after the arrest, separating him from duty while the department reviews the case internally. The city describes its police force as a value-based organization committed to professionalism, transparency, honor, integrity and accountability.

Florida law defines domestic violence to include battery by one family or household member against another, and state law also provides protections for dating violence, including dating-violence injunctions. That framework helps explain why a relationship that did not involve a shared home or children can still fall squarely inside the domestic-violence system. For a Miramar sergeant, the allegations now sit at the intersection of criminal accountability and the standards expected of the officers sworn to enforce the law.