Police called to Austin home last night
by Dave Meltzer
Dave@wrestlingobserver.com
Police were called to the home of Steve Williams (Steve Austin) at 4 a.m. last night when wife Debra called claiming she had been attacked. Steve was gone by the time police arrived, and saw Debra with a welt under her left eye and bruises to her shoulders and back. She told the police she was reluctant to call because of her husband's celebrity status but that things like this had happened before. This was reported earlier tonight on the KMOL News (NBC affiiliate) in San Antonio.
San Antonio police would neither confirm nor deny the story because if it was true, they don't release names when suspects are still at large and no charges have been filed.
According to the police report, they were called to the house and found the alleged victim at the front door crying with a large welt under her right eye. She said that she had been hit several times on her back and police found bruises on her back and her right shoulder. She said this occurred after an argument and then when she called police, he left the house. Debra refused medical attention and told police she was very nervous about calling them because of her husband's celebrity status.
Thanks to Patty Therre, Nick Warmack and Brad Hughes and KMOL News.
Pat McNeill, Torch columnist June 16, 2002 9:50 am
KMOL-TV, the local NBC affiliate in San Antonio, Texas, is reporting that Debra Williams, the wife of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (Steve Williams) called police early Saturday morning and claimed that Austin had beaten her.
According to a police report obtained by KMOL-TV (Channel 4), Austin left the scene, driving a 2002 Chevrolet Corvette, before police could speak to him. The San Antonio Police Department contacted Austin via his cellular phone and asked him to return to the scene. Austin refused to do so.
Debra reportedly suffered bruises around her eyes and on her shoulder blade. She told police that Austin had beaten her before, but that she had not contacted the police previously due to Austin's celebrity status.
The call was placed at 4 AM Saturday morning. Ms. Williams declined to press charges against her husband.
Eloy Espinoza, the assignment editor for KMOL-TV, confirmed that his station ran the story last night during their 10 PM newscast. Espinoza told PWTorch.com that his station has been unable to reach either Debra or Austin for comment.