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08-13-2002, 04:15 PM
<b>Stone Cold Steve Austin charged in domestic assault </b>
By Ihosvani Rodriguez
Express-News Staff Writer
Web Posted : 08/13/2002 5:57 PM
Pro wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin surrendered to authorities today after an arrest warrant was issued based on a domestic violence complaint filed by his wife earlier this year.
According to court documents, a judge signed off on the arrest warrant Monday after reviewing a police incident report and a complaint filed by Williams' wife, Debra - also a former wrestling personality.
The former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar, whose real name is Steve Williams, was accompanied by his lawyers to a small booking room located in the basement of the Bexar County Courthouse this afternoon.
There, he was officially charged with an assault that caused bodily injury. Williams, 37, was booked and fingerprinted shortly before posting a $5,000 bond.
About a dozen courthouse employees were seen standing around in the hallway in hopes of catching a glimpse of the 6-foot-2, 260-pound wrestling star who makes his home in the San Antonio area.
"Nothing happened," Williams said as he left the room and headed toward the courthouse's exit with two lawyers. "I rather not comment right now."
Debra Williams could not be reached for comments.
A police report indicates that Debra called police around 4 a.m. June 15. The officer who responded to the Williams' Dominion estate found the wife at the front of the house crying. The officer noted seeing "a large noticeable welt" on the right side of her face - just below her eye.
The wrestler left the house before police arrived but later spoke to the responding officer by phone. Williams declined to return to the house despite the officer's urging.
The Police Department forwarded the case to the Bexar County district attorney's officer, which pursued the case and presented it to the judge this week.
The case has been assigned to Judge Bill White's County Court-at-Law 7, but an appearance date for the wrestler has not been set.
In June, in Austin's world of professional wrestling, officials at World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., headquartered in Stamford, Conn., charged that their featured TV attraction had failed to show up as scheduled at two events and "is no longer an active member of WWE's talent roster."
Debra Williams, who became a wrestling personality in 1997, married Austin last year in Las Vegas. The wrestler, who is on his third marriage, became one of the biggest stars in pro wrestling history when his "Stone Cold" character took off in 1997. http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=180&xlc=784703
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By Ihosvani Rodriguez
Express-News Staff Writer
Web Posted : 08/13/2002 5:57 PM
Pro wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin surrendered to authorities today after an arrest warrant was issued based on a domestic violence complaint filed by his wife earlier this year.
According to court documents, a judge signed off on the arrest warrant Monday after reviewing a police incident report and a complaint filed by Williams' wife, Debra - also a former wrestling personality.
The former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar, whose real name is Steve Williams, was accompanied by his lawyers to a small booking room located in the basement of the Bexar County Courthouse this afternoon.
There, he was officially charged with an assault that caused bodily injury. Williams, 37, was booked and fingerprinted shortly before posting a $5,000 bond.
About a dozen courthouse employees were seen standing around in the hallway in hopes of catching a glimpse of the 6-foot-2, 260-pound wrestling star who makes his home in the San Antonio area.
"Nothing happened," Williams said as he left the room and headed toward the courthouse's exit with two lawyers. "I rather not comment right now."
Debra Williams could not be reached for comments.
A police report indicates that Debra called police around 4 a.m. June 15. The officer who responded to the Williams' Dominion estate found the wife at the front of the house crying. The officer noted seeing "a large noticeable welt" on the right side of her face - just below her eye.
The wrestler left the house before police arrived but later spoke to the responding officer by phone. Williams declined to return to the house despite the officer's urging.
The Police Department forwarded the case to the Bexar County district attorney's officer, which pursued the case and presented it to the judge this week.
The case has been assigned to Judge Bill White's County Court-at-Law 7, but an appearance date for the wrestler has not been set.
In June, in Austin's world of professional wrestling, officials at World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., headquartered in Stamford, Conn., charged that their featured TV attraction had failed to show up as scheduled at two events and "is no longer an active member of WWE's talent roster."
Debra Williams, who became a wrestling personality in 1997, married Austin last year in Las Vegas. The wrestler, who is on his third marriage, became one of the biggest stars in pro wrestling history when his "Stone Cold" character took off in 1997. http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=180&xlc=784703
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"The Rock is something that you're not and that's
Undisputed Champion so shut up bitch!" -The Rock to Triple H
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