A man who claimed he was an employee at the Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas sued Chael Sonnen in civil Court.
Joshua Olds filed a civil complaint against Sonnen and unnamed individuals on Dec. 8 in Clark County (Nev.) District Court for assault and battery. The Four Seasons is being sued for negligence. He seeks undisclosed damages as well as a trial by a jury.
According to MMA Fighting’s complaint, Olds alleges that he was attacked by UFC champion and MMA analyst Michael Olds. Sonnen faces criminal and civil prosecutions for an alleged assault on December 18 that involved multiple persons.
Per the suit, Olds was a maintenance man at the Four Seasons when a “guest” of Sonnen “initiated a physical altercation” with him and Sonnen punched him, causing serious physical injuries that “necessitated significant medical care and treatment.”
At the time this writing, it is not known if Olds is part of the criminal case against Sonnen. The proceeding was carried out Wednesday at Clark County Criminal Court pending possible plea agreements with prosecutors. Sonnen’s lawyer Dayvid Figler informed judge Joe Bonaventure. Multiple requests to Olds’ attorney of record, Michael DuFour, went unreturned.
Sonnen faces four counts of misdemeanor battery stemming from the incident, which allegedly took place Dec. 18 at the Four Seasons and involved five victims. Sonnen was not arrested but cited for battery after several of the alleged victims elected to press charges.
Two of the alleged victims, Christopher and Julie Stellpflug, filed a civil suit against Sonnen, alleging he punched both of them and choked Christopher Stellpflug. The suit claimed an intoxicated Sonnen was “uttering unintelligible noises” and instigated the alleged assault by knocking a drink out of his hand. According to the Stellpflugs, security was summoned after Sonnen assaulted another guest. Sonnen then attacked and fought several officers who tried intervene.
Prosecutors elected to drop a felony battery by strangulation charge against Sonnen after determining the Stellpflug’s injuries were not severe enough, per the Las Vegas Review Journal. Their attorney Kory Kaplan stated that the misdemeanor battery charge against the couple was also dropped. However, the civil suit is still active and in discovery.
The Stellpflugs told The Review Journal they suffered concussions, and Julie Stellpflug suffered a split lip in the alleged attack, which they called “totally unprovoked” in response to podcaster Brendan Schaub’s claim that Sonnen was defending his wife Brittany Sonnen after “some drunk guy” insulted her.
Sonnen, 45, has not publicly commented on his cases and remains sidelined from a commentary job with ESPN, but he has continued to make appearances on his YouTube channel.
Source: https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/16/23509261/chael-sonnen-sued-for-allegedly-punching-man-in-jaw-at-four-seasons-hotel?rand=96749
