Sonic Automotive CEO David Smith to plead not guilty to assault charges

December 01, 2020 09:09 PM

Sonic Automotive Inc. CEO David Smith will plead not guilty to charges including felony assault by strangulation related to an alleged October incident with a 22-year-old woman in Charlotte, N.C., his lawyer told Automotive News.

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