{"id":20719,"date":"2021-12-17T20:56:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T01:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=20719"},"modified":"2021-12-17T20:56:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T01:56:39","slug":"sir-rod-stewart-pleads-guilty-to-battery-over-florida-hotel-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/12\/17\/sir-rod-stewart-pleads-guilty-to-battery-over-florida-hotel-punch\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Rod Stewart pleads guilty to battery over Florida hotel ‘punch’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sir Rod Stewart and his son have pleaded guilty to battery over an altercation with a security guard at a hotel in Florida in 2019.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The singer and son Sean were accused of assault after they were refused access to a private event on New Year’s Eve, according to a police report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sean, 41, allegedly shoved the security guard and Sir Rod, 76, struck his chest “with a closed fist”, the report said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The pair have entered guilty pleas to a misdemeanour count of “simple battery”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It means neither will go to court, nor will they go to jail, pay a fine or go on probation, Sir Rod’s lawyer Guy Fronstin said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The judge withheld adjudication – meaning they have not been formally convicted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Fronstin said: “No-one was injured in the incident and a jury did not find Sir Rod Stewart guilty of the accusation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Instead, Sir Rod Stewart decided to enter a plea to avoid the inconvenience and unnecessary burden on the court and the public that a high-profile proceeding would cause.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The altercation with the guard, Jessie Dixon, happened at the luxury Breakers Palm Beach Hotel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Dixon told officers that he had asked Sean Stewart to back away after the rock star’s son got “nose to nose” with him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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According to court documents, Sean Stewart pushed Mr Dixon, before Sir Rod stepped towards the security guard and threw a punch, hitting him in the left ribcage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sir Rod told police that after the family were denied access, Mr Dixon became argumentative with them, causing his family to become “agitated”, according to the court file.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sir Rod apologised for his role in the incident, the arresting officer’s report said.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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