--- description: Actor Emile Hirsch is facing a felony aggravated assault charge for allegedly putting a woman in a chokehold at a Utah nightclub last month. title: Emile Hirsch Facing Assault Charge for Choking Woman at Sundance image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7e1316895cc11a3/69877f21e53aba5ee04d7916/emile-hirsch.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Emile Hirsch Charged With Assault for Choking Woman at Sundance by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 13, 2015 12:59 AM CUT  Actor Emile Hirsch attends Sabra Hummus House Hosts A Dinner To Celebrate Ten Thousand Saints - 2015 Park City on Jan. 24, 2015 in Park City. Actor Emile Hirsch attends Sabra Hummus House Hosts A Dinner To Celebrate Ten Thousand Saints - 2015 Park City on Jan. 24, 2015 in Park City.Michael Bezjian—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 13, 2015 12:59 AM CUT Actor Emile Hirsch, known for his roles in _Into the Wild_ and _Milk_, has been [charged](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2e57131e70014263abd58e9ed787557e/police-actor-emile-hirsch-put-woman-chokehold-utah "undefined") with one count of felony aggravated assault for allegedly putting a woman in a chokehold at the Sundance Film Festival last month. Prosecutors say Hirsch, 29, was drunk when he got into an argument with the victim at a nightclub in Park City, Utah on Jan. 25\. During the altercation, Hirsch is said to have put the woman in a chokehold as well as dragged her across a table. The woman may have briefly passed out before two people were able to separate Hirsch and the victim, according to the Associated Press. If found guilty, Hirsch, who was at Sundance for the premiere of _Ten Thousand Saints_, could be punished with up to five years in prison and a fine of $5,000\. He’s also facing a misdemeanor intoxication charge. \[[_AP_](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2e57131e70014263abd58e9ed787557e/police-actor-emile-hirsch-put-woman-chokehold-utah "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3708451/emile-hirsch-assault-chokehold/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3708451/emile-hirsch-assault-chokehold/"},"headline":"Emile Hirsch Charged With Assault for Choking Woman at Sundance","datePublished":"2015-02-13T00:59:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:24:05.177Z","description":"Hirsch could face five years in prison if convicted","url":"https://time.com/3708451/emile-hirsch-assault-chokehold/","keywords":["Crime","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7e1316895cc11a3/69877f21e53aba5ee04d7916/emile-hirsch.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7e1316895cc11a3/69877f21e53aba5ee04d7916/emile-hirsch.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Actor Emile Hirsch attends Sabra Hummus House Hosts A Dinner To Celebrate Ten Thousand Saints - 2015 Park City on Jan. 24, 2015 in Park City.","caption":"Actor Emile Hirsch attends Sabra Hummus House Hosts A Dinner To Celebrate Ten Thousand Saints - 2015 Park City on Jan. 24, 2015 in Park City.","creditText":"Michael Bezjian—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3708451/emile-hirsch-assault-chokehold/","name":"Emile Hirsch Charged With Assault for Choking Woman at Sundance"}}]}] ```