Overview

• On June 5 at The Palazzo at the Venetian, El Moussa intervened when a stranger bumped his father’s chair at a roulette table.
• Police and surveillance footage indicate El Moussa kneed the man to the floor and struck him three times in the head.
• The alleged victim suffered bruising under his right eye and a cut on the bridge of his nose.
• Officers cited El Moussa for misdemeanor battery and read him his Miranda rights but released him without arrest.
• His lawyers say he will assert his right to self-defense on behalf of his infirm father when contesting the case in court.