Crime & Safety

Rod Stewart's Plea Deal On Battery Charge Falls Through

The pair is now scheduled to stand trial on misdemeanor battery charges on Jan. 25.

October 23, 2021

A plea deal between British rock icon Rod Stewart and Florida prosecutors fell through Friday, meaning he and his adult son are again scheduled to stand trial on charges they battered a security guard during a New Year’s Eve bash nearly two years ago.

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Neither Rod Stewart nor his son, Sean, were present when Judge August Bonavita announced that a hearing in which a deal was expected to be finalized had been canceled.

The pair is now scheduled to stand trial on misdemeanor battery charges on Jan. 25.

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