Rod Stewart's Day In Palm Beach County Court Moved To April

WEST PALM BEACH, FL — Legendary rocker Rod Stewart's day in a Palm Beach County courtroom was moved to April after the singer was accused of punching a security guard who refused to allow the Stewart's family into a private event on New Year's Eve at the iconic Breakers Palm Beach Hotel.

Neither Stewart of his 39-year-old son, Sean, who is also charged, attended Tuesday's hearing in West Palm Beach, Florida. Palm Beach County Judge August Bonavita continued the case until 9 a.m. April 17.

"Every judge has their unique way of setting cases," the Stewarts' attorney, Guy Fronstin, told reporters. "A pre-trial date for him is for us to go in and say has this case been resolved or do I need to set it for trial? That's what he expects to hear at the next date in 45 days."

The Daily Mail published video that appeared to show the singer dancing around the hotel in a gold lamé jacket before giving the security guard what appeared to be a Nazi salute while placing his finger across his lip.

Stewart and his son were each charged with simple battery stemming from the incident.

The younger Stewart allegedly first pushed the guard before his famous dad delivered a punch to the security guard's left rib cage area, according to court documents, which identified the guard as Jessie Dixon of Boynton Beach, Florida.

"Dixon observed a group of people near the check-in table of the private event who were trying to enter the area but were unauthorized to do so," court documents said. "The group began to get loud and cause a scene and refused to follow his instructions to leave."

The singer, who celebrated his 75th birthday on Jan. 10, is known for classic rock hits like "The First Cut Is the Deepest," "You Wear It Well," "Tonight's the Night," "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" and "Maggie May" among many others.

Court documents said Stewart's son, Sean, got about "nose to nose" distance from the security guard's face.

"Dixon stated he put the back of his right hand on S. Stewart's chest and informed him he needed to back up and create some space," court documents said. "S. Stewart then shoved him backward."

That's when the singer allegedly stepped toward Dixon and threw a punch with a closed fist "as Dixon regained his footing," according to court documents.

Two Breakers' employees witnessed the altercation and backed up the security guard's account.

A Palm Beach police officer reviewed video of the incident and identified Stewart and his son as the "primary agressors."