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Justin Gimelstob, the tennis commentator, coach and ATP board member, pleaded no contest in a Los Angeles court on Monday to a felony battery charge for his part in a physical altercation on Halloween night last year.
The judge, Upinder Kalra, then reduced the charge to a misdemeanor and sentenced Gimelstob to three years’ probation and 60 days of community labor.
Randall Kaplan, a former friend of Gimelstob’s, accused him of attacking from behind while he, his wife and their 2-year-old daughter were trick-or-treating in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood. He said Gimelstob had knocked him to the ground and hit him on the head more than 50 times, causing physical injuries and emotional distress.