Wrestler Steve Austin arrested on charge of beating wife
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, one of the best-known characters in professional wrestling, surrendered to law enforcement officials in San Antonio on Tuesday on a charge of beating his wife.
He posted $5,000 bond and was released pending future legal action, said a spokesman for the Bexar County Sheriff's Department.
Austin, 36, a Texas native whose real name is Steve Williams, turned himself in after an arrest warrant was issued charging him with assault causing bodily injury on a spouse.
Police were called to Austin's upscale San Antonio home in June by wife Debra Williams who told police the World Wrestling Entertainment star beat her on the head, back and legs, then fled.
Williams, 42, is a former beauty queen also affiliated with World Wrestling Entertainment.
