Assault case against Hank Williams Jr. heads to grand jury
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A grand jury will decide whether country singer Hank Williams Jr. will stand trial on misdemeanor assault charges filed after a cocktail waitress said he yelled obscenities and choked her at a local hotel.
Criminal Court Judge Gwen Rooks ruled this week that probable cause was established and bound the case over to a Shelby County grand jury.
The waitress, Holly Hornbeak, testified that she had red marks and bruising on her neck and that she was hoarse the next day.
A private attorney hired by her parents demanded $250,000 from Williams two days later, but Hornbeak denied that the case was being driven by money.
