Ex-GCSO deputy facing multiple charges

Edward Lee Holloway III, 42, a now-former Gillespie County deputy, was arrested and held without bond in connection with the deletion of hundreds of messages on a department-issued phone, as well as multiple sexual encounters with a woman while on the job, according to an arrest affidavit.  The misuse of official information and evidence tampering charges are considered third-degree felonies.  The abuse of official capacity charge is a Class A misdemeanor.

On August 27, a woman told the Texas Rangers that she and GCSO deputy Edward Lee Holloway III had sex between the dates of July 26 and Aug. 5, including in Holloway’s patrol vehicle.  The woman told authorities that she first met Holloway on July 26 when he responded to a welfare check call at a home in Fredericksburg.  According to the affidavit, the woman’s estranged husband called in to check on his children.

According to the affidavit, on Aug. 28, the Texas Rangers reviewed 900 texts between Holloway’s work-issued phone and the woman.  Department policy prohibits the use of work-issued electronics for personal business or personal benefit.  The Texas Rangers also noted that GCSO vehicles are equipped with GPS.  In their affidavit, data collected by the vehicle indicated Holloway visited the RV park where the woman lived multiple times.

Gillespie County Sheriff Chris Ayala stated that this behavior will not be tolerated in his department.

Holloway’s time of service with Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office was 136 days – from April 14, 2025 to Aug. 28, 2025.  He previously worked for the Kerrville Police Dept. for 12 years – from October 2012 to April 14, 2025.