The incident occurred on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, after Officer Randy Holton contacted McGriff about her illegally parked vehicle outside the school. When McGriff refused to obey the officer’s lawful orders to move it, he attempted to take her into custody. McGriff violently resisted, biting Officer Holton hard enough to leave a visible impression on his arm. The incident was captured on the officer’s body-worn camera, which JSO released publicly. 

Today, McGriff was sentenced to:

• 120 days in the Duval County Jail
• 12 months of community control
• 50 hours of community service
• Completion of an Anger Management course
• Completion of the Batterers Intervention Program
• Completion of the Choices & Consequences course
• A letter of apology to the victim officer

In an unrelated case, McGriff was arrested again in April for simple battery, marking her 10th arrest in Duval County.

Two other individuals were also arrested for violating Florida’s Halo Law after interfering with Officer Holton as he attempted to take McGriff into custody.

Statement from the agency:
"We are pleased that Erika McGriff voluntarily pled guilty to Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer. Her adjudication as a felon and jail sentence reflect the reality of this incident: that Ms. McGriff violently attacked the victim officer once she recognized that she would be arrested. This agency will continue to transparently provide information in context. Ms. McGriff’s conviction and sentence not only provide justice to the victim officer, but also serve as a reminder to the public that the hate-mongering narrative driven by a media hungry for divisive, click bait stories and opportunistic, grandstanding lawyers is false. We are gratified that our victim officer stands vindicated by Ms. McGriff’s plea of guilty."

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