Rod Stewart and his son have reached a plea deal in security officer assault charges
Palm Beach Fl January 31 2021 Rock icon Rod Stewart and his son have reached a plea deal to settle misdemeanor battery charges stemming from an altercation with a security guard at a posh Florida hotel.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys announced Friday that Stewart and his son, Sean Stewart, would not be going to trial for the altercation at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach on New Year’s Day last year, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.
Terms were not released. Stewart, 76 and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is best known for such hits as “Maggie May” and “Tonight’s the Night.”
The London-born singer was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2016. Security guard Jessie Dixon told police then that Stewart and his family were at the check-in table for a private party that they weren’t authorized to attend.
Dixon said the group became loud and began causing a scene. Dixon told investigators that he put his hand on the younger Stewart’s chest and told him to back up and make space, the report said.
That’s when Sean Stewart, the rock star’s 40-year-old son, got “nose to nose” with Dixon.
Sean Stewart then shoved Dixon backward. Rod Stewart punched Dixon in his “left rib cage area” with a closed fist, a police report said.
