James Hollis is an American investigator for the Crawford County Sheriff's Office known for allegedly being involved in the shooting of an innocent dog and then forcing its owner to have a hand in cutting its head off. ^{[3] [0]}

Officer Hollis is a resident of the city of Atlanta, Georgia. ^{[15] [15]}He works in the surrounding areas of Crawford County such as Macon. ^[15]

Since 2002, he has been a part of the Upson County and the Crawford County Sheriff's Office both as a Deputy. ^[15]

He is currently a part of the investigations division for Crawford County Sheriff's Office. He is also a security Officer at Upson County Regional Medical Center. ^[15]

On December 1st, 2017, a man by the name of Joe Nathan Goodwin had a dog named Big Boy who bit a neighbor.

The police were called to the scene and shot the dog which prompted a further investigation by Crawford County Sheriff's office.

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Crawford County Sheriff's Office sent James Hollis, a deputy who's a part of the investigations unit to the property of Goodwin.

Once there, Deputy Hollis ordered Goodwin to cut the dog's head off as it has to be tested for rabies.

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In a Facebook live video posted by Goodwin, Deputy Hollis can be seen and heard arguing with Goodwin about the dog.

Deputy Hollis is heard ordering Goodwin to cut his dog's head off, with the other option having to take the dead dog to a veterinary.

Yet, as Deputy Hollis was reported to be receiving instructions through a phone call, he was adamant that Goodwin commit to doing the act himself.

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Users on Social media have opined that Deputy Hollis was wrong in the instructions he provided as there were also other options for the dog's owner, Goodwin. Users have also doxxed Hollis. ^[10]