Singer Stewart, son accused of battery

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Rock icon Rod Stewart and his son are facing simple battery charges after an altercation with a security guard during a private event in a children’s area at the Breakers hotel in Palm Beach on New Year’s Eve, according to court records.

Security guard Jessie Dixon told Palm Beach police officers that Stewart’s group was at the check-in table for a private party that they weren’t authorized to attend, a police report said.

Dixon said the group became loud and began causing a scene. Dixon, 33, told investigators he put his hand on the younger Stewart’s chest and told him to back up and make space, the report said.

Sean Stewart then shoved Dixon backward, the report said, and Rod Stewart, 74, punched Dixon in his “left rib cage area” with a closed fist.

The officer said he viewed security footage at the hotel and determined that the Stewarts were the “primary aggressors.“

Rod and Sean Stewart were issued notices to appear in court on Feb. 5.