Nicolas Cage’s son, Weston Cage, has been sentenced in his felony assault case after allegedly attacking his mom, Christina Fulton. The 34-year-old prevented jail time after a Los Angeles decide granted him a two-year psychological well being diversion program. The lawsuit alleged that the musician “snapped” and violently attacked the 57-year-old actress outdoors his condo.
Weston Cage avoids jail time after allegedly attacking mother Christina Fulton
“Mr. Cage does endure from an eligible psychological well being dysfunction. I’m happy it was a major issue within the fee of the charged offenses,” Los Angeles County Decide Enrique Monguia stated, per Rolling Stone. “It’s apparent he was struggling a breakdown on the time.”
Previous to the sentencing, Weston’s lawyer claimed that he was already searching for psychological well being therapy. “He hasn’t felt this good in years. He’s in a superb head area, about to get married. He moved away from the placement [he was] residing in earlier than and is certainly making progress,” lawyer Michael A. Goldstein stated.
Fulton, who additionally attended the listening to, supported the decide’s determination earlier than recounting the alleged assault. “Nothing ready me for April twenty eighth, 2024, the evening my son virtually took my life,” she stated. The Laborious Drive actress claimed that when she reached out to Weston, he was “livid” and in a manic state.
The Doorways star claimed that Weston started “suffocating” her together with his physique weight after shoving her to the ground of an elevator. “He shoved his thumb in my eye socket. The ache was excruciating. My imaginative and prescient went black,” she went on, including, “I used to be dropping consciousness.”
In the meantime, Goldstein instructed Those who Weston “is appreciative that the courtroom thought-about his ongoing and accountable rehabilitation efforts and granted psychological well being diversion as permitted below the Penal Code.”
“This incident was clearly the product of a psychological well being disaster, as confirmed by his mom throughout her feedback to the courtroom at the moment,” Weston’s lawyer added. “I’m assured that Mr. Cage will proceed down this path and that the fees will in the end be dismissed on the conclusion of the diversionary interval.”
