Ex-UFC Fighter Chael Sonnen Faces Charges, Lawsuit for Las Vegas’ Four Seasons Assaults
UPDATE: The charges against Chael Sonnen were reduced. He now faces VI counts of electric battery for alleged assaults at a Las Vegas hotel. But a felony battery by strangulation enumeration and quaternary other assault and battery counts were dropped lately by prosecutors, KLAS TV reported. Sossen is scheduled to seem inwards tribunal on April 26.
Chael Sonnen, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter, is due to appear in Silver State judicature today (March 30). He faces charges for an alleged violent criminal offence fling inwards Las Vegas’ Four Seasons Hotel, news reports reveal. He allegedly assaulted about a half-dozen victims during lowest December’s incident.
Sonnen, 44, is facing 10 counts of battery and a part file of assault and battery past strangulation, KLAS, a Las Vegas TV station, reported this week, based on entropy inward recently-released court of law documents. The victims include guests and protection guards at the Las Vegas Strip hotel, the news report adds.
Sonnen allegedly punched the guests or guards spell inwards a hall on the 35th trading floor of the hotel, KLAS said. Several of them were injured inward the Dec. 18 incident. Three went to a local infirmary for their injuries, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
The alleged scrimmage on the face of it began when a hotel employee opened a door to find Sonnen, who and so allegedly started punching him in the jaw. The worker was capable to receive backrest into the room and apace called security. Soon, Sonnen turned his attending to II guests, KLAS said.
Husband and Wife Attacked
They are a married couple, identified by TMZ Sports as St. Christopher Stellpflug and his wife, Julie Stellpflug. While walking backwards to their hotel room, Sonnen exited a hotel room “in a res publica of unclothe and agitation,” KLAS said.
For no patent reason, he allegedly “slapped a drink” come out of the man’s hands, repeatedly punched him, and placed a chokehold on him, the news report said.
The attempt led Julie Stellpflug “to yell and shrieking for help,” Yahoo Sports said. Sonnen and then pushed her “against a scant(p) fixture,” authorities said.
He also assaulted her, law said. She lesion upwardly with a all-fired human face and split lip, TMZ reported.
Two Victims Claim Concussions
Both of the Stellpflugs also suffered concussions from the attacks, TMZ reported, based on their effectual claims. Last Friday, they filed a cause against him, the written report adds.
Before the incident concluded, a surety safety was allegedly punched inwards the throat, TMZ said. Another invitee was repeatedly elbowed inward the chest, police said. At to the lowest degree ane other dupe was kicked past Sonnen, Yahoo Sports said.
Eventually, protection officers apprehended Sonnen. He was reportedly tongue-tied when speaking to security measures guards that day. Sonnen was wearing a white-hot robe and a damn T-shirt during a great deal of the incident.
A month later, Sonnen was charged with five counts of battery. But inwards January, those counts were dropped without prejudice. group A young complaint was filed recently, ESPN said.
Sonnen Remembers Nothing
Following his arrest, Sonnen told Metro law he “did not have got a storage of anything,” TMZ revealed. He asked constabulary several times if those mired inward the assaults were OK, Yahoo Sports reported.
Sonnen said both he and his wife, Brittany, swallowed sleeping pills before that day. He “could non recollection anything else,” TMZ said. The Review-Journal said the pills were Ambien.
Because the incident took place on the 35th floor, the hotel did non experience surveillance cameras to tape the alleged assaults, KLAS said.
When constabulary contacted Brittany Sonnen on Dec. 18, she appeared injured, the Review-Journal said. It was unclear what led to the injuries. She said she was asleep inwards a hotel elbow room patch the alleged incidents were taking place.
After beingness a fighter aircraft for UFC, Sonnen worked as an analyst for ESPN. He has since reportedly been dropped as an analyst for the network following the assault allegations.
Prior Casino Assaults
Last Nov ex-UFC fighter aircraft Susan Anthony Rocco Steve Martin was arrested by Metro police for allegedly urinating in a Caesars Palace hallway. He also allegedly punched the gaming property’s head word of security inwards the throat.
Earlier this month, a piece was sentenced to betwixt quaternary and 10 years inward prison for a deadly punch at The Strat Hotel, Casino & SkyPod. Michael Saunders was sentenced by District Judge Tierra Jones for the death finally twelvemonth of a 73-year-old man.
The assault happened inward the pressure group of the Las Vegas casino-hotel, the Review-Journal said. It took come in at the check-in line.