He was demonized before we even got married because he’s a free spirit. And that had a lot to do with what happened. “He’s such a different animal from anyone else who’s ever come into our family that never really understood him. “We’ve been inseparable for two years now, 24/7,” Ann says. The two reconnected three decades later while Wilson was on a promotional tour for the sisters’ autobiography Kicking and Dreaming and married in 2015.
And that’s not how he rolls, so he declined.” He’s a super intellectual, brainy, complex, sensitive guy. “He drove me home and I really put the make on him,” Ann says. The pair went out for sushi and sake, with the night, and brief courtship, ending with Ann’s unsuccessful sexual advances. Wetter first appeared in the sisters’ lives in the 1980s on a blind date with Ann that Nancy, ironically, had set up. While Wetter admitted to police that he hit the teenagers on the night of the assault – “He said that he lost it with them and that he should not have touched them,” police wrote in their report – the aftermath is murkier a Rashomon-like she-said/she-said that has threatened to upend the future and legacy of one of rock & roll’s most successful bands. (When asked for comment, a rep for Wetter replied, “Dean is not available for this article.”) And while he won’t officially be sentenced until April 14th, all parties have agreed to a plea that will allow him to avoid jail time in lieu of two years unsupervised probation, individual counseling, group therapy, a ban on any alcohol or drugs, $3,000 restitution and no contact with Nancy Wilson’s two sons. On March 9th, Wetter pleaded guilty to two non-felony assault charges in the fourth degree. It’s been kind of a nightmare.” – Nancy Wilson said that he was unable to breathe or talk and that he feared for his life and felt pain in his neck.” Police arrested the then-66-year-old Wetter, charging him with two counts of assault, one felony and one misdemeanor. Wetter grabbed the other teen by the throat and, according to a police report, began “squeezing to the point that could not breathe. "I am truly happy.According to a detective’s report in court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, “Dean became immediately upset and began calling names … slap him on the back of the head, causing pain.” The teen asked why he hit him, with Wetter responding by “punching in the back of the head with a closed fist, causing to be stunned and see stars.” After Wetter grabbed him by the throat, Nancy’s other son intervened. "He is my friend, my angel, my husband," Wilson told PEOPLE at the time. Wilson and Wetter were married in April 2015 during an intimate ceremony in Topanga, California. "Since this is a family matter, it is asked that you respect their privacy," a rep for Wilson told PEOPLE in a statement. When his twin brother attempted to intervene, Wetter reportedly grabbed him by the throat as well "and squeezed to the point he could not breathe for about five seconds before letting go." Wetter, 65, then is said to have grabbed the boy by the throat. He then proceeded to slap and punch the back of his head, "causing pain and to see stars." When the boys neglected to close the doors of the bus, Wetter reportedly began yelling at one, calling him names. Wetter agreed, warning them to be mindful of the dogs inside. He will return for a second hearing Wednesday.Īccording to probable-cause documents obtained by the Seattle Times, the two boys were watching the performance from a backstage VIP area when they asked to view the inside of Wilson's new tour bus. The alleged incident took place during a Heart performance held at the White River Amphitheater in the Seattle suburb of Auburn, Washington.īail for Dean Stuart Wetter is said to have been set at $10,000 during a hearing at King County District Court on Monday.
Heart singer Ann Wilson's husband was arrested early Saturday morning after being accused of assaulting his 16-year-old twin nephews, Curtis and William Crowe – sons of Heart member Nancy Wilson and her former husband, writer-director Cameron Crowe.
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