Dale E. Holloway Jr., 37, most recent address, 549 Lake Ave., Manchester

NASHUA – A judge has granted a motion that gives prosecutors in the attempted murder case of Dale Holloway, the former Manchester man accused of firing shots during an October wedding at a Pelham church, an additional two weeks to present the case to a grand jury for indictment.

Holloway, 37, is charged with one count each of attempted murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, felon in possession of a firearm and simple assault. He was arrested on Oct. 12, within an hour of the alleged shooting, after a group of wedding guests “gang-tackled” him and held him down until police arrived.

Under the 90-day indictment rule, prosecutors initially had until Jan. 13 to indict Holloway, but Temple’s ruling granting their motion to extend now puts the deadline at Jan. 27.

Holloway’s attorney, Donna J. Brown, assented to the motion, which was granted by Hillsborough County Superior Court-South Judge Charles Temple, the documents state.

According to police, Holloway entered the New England Pentecostal Church in Pelham shortly after a wedding got underway and allegedly began firing at people.

The most seriously injured was Bishop Stanley Choate, the longtime church leader who was performing the wedding ceremony. He was shot in the chest, and underwent a series of surgeries at a Boston hospital.

Also shot was the bride, Claire McMullen, 60, who sustained a gunshot wound to the arm. She was treated at a local hospital and later released.

The groom, Mark Castiglione, also 60, suffered relatively minor injuries when Holloway allegedly struck him in the head with the handgun, according to authorities.

Meanwhile, a second case involving a charge of first-degree assault remains pending against Holloway in Hillsborough County Superior Court-North in Manchester.

The charge accuses him of attacking his then-lawyer, Michael Davidow, a public defender from the Nashua office, during a meeting at Valley Street jail.

Holloway allegedly caused serious bodily injury to Davidow in the incident, which took place a little over a week after Holloway was jailed in the Pelham case.

Holloway’s next hearing in the Pelham case will likely be scheduled when, and if, he is indicted.

A dispositional hearing in the first-degree assault case is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Jan. 22.

Dean Shalhoup may be reached at 594-1256, or at dshalhoup@nashuatelegraph.com.

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