actor emile hirsch made his first court appearance monday on allegations that he put a studio executive in a chokehold and dragged her across a nightclub table while he was in utah for the sundance film festival the 'into the wild' star declined to comment monday outside court in park city his attorney neil kaplan says hirsch is receiving counseling after going to rehab scroll down for video  booked: emile hirsch was formally booked following a brief court appearance on monday in park city, utah  in court: actor emile hirsch, 30, showed up to a utah court on monday to face charges he drunkenly put a film executive in a headlock at a nightclub in january and dragged her across the floor  the actor is charged with felony assault — which is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine he is also facing a misdemeanor count of intoxication a clean shaven hirsch, who turned 30 on friday, wore a tight fitting black suit with a white shirt and black tie he stared straight ahead as he walked through a small gaggle of reporters, photographers and onlookers at the park city courthouse he was flanked by two attorneys and a friend after his brief appearance before state judge kara petitt, hirsch was instructed to walk next door to the sheriff's office to get his mug shot taken he isn't required to be at the next court date set for april 13 the woman he's accused of assaulting on jan 25 is daniele bernfeld, an executive for the paramount pictures subsidiary insurge pictures efforts to reach bernfeld and her employer were not successful insurge pictures distributed the ben stiller produced web comedy burning love, which was also on e! cable network drunken rage? monday marked hirsch's  first court appearance after being charged with assault after allegedly putting dani bernfeld in a chokehold and dragging her across the floor of tao nightclub in park city  the actor best known for his leading role in into the wild is charged with felony assault — which is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine he is also facing a misdemeanor count of intoxication  alleged victim: the woman he's accused of assaulting on january 25 is daniele bernfeld, an executive for the paramount pictures subsidiary insurge pictures  hirsch was at sundance for the premiere of the drama 'ten thousand saints,' a movie in which he appears alongside ethan hawke and asa butterfield, when he allegedly assaulted dani bernfeld, an executive for paramount subsidiary insurge pictures  hirsch lawyer robert offer has said the actor had been drinking alcohol and doesn't remember the events offer also said last month that hirsch checked into rehab within days of the incident offer was not immediately available for comment monday hirsch is best known for his starring role in into the wild he also appeared in universal's navy seal drama lone survivor, peter berg's account of a disastrous 2005 military operation in afghanistan hirsch was at sundance for the premiere of the drama 'ten thousand saints,' a movie in which he appears alongside ethan hawke and asa butterfield recovery? hirsch's attorney neil kaplan says hirsch is receiving counseling after going to rehab  hirsch was charged last month with aggravated assault, which is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine he is also facing a misdemeanor count of intoxication  court documents say the altercation occurred at tao nightclub in park city, when hirsch, looking drunk, approached bernfeld and asked why she looked 'so tough' he also said she was a 'rich kid who should not be at sundance,' the documents say investigators say hirsch grabbed bernfeld and she pushed him away he left and sat with friends before coming back and grabbing the woman from behind, the documents say she was put in a chokehold and pulled across the table before hirsch landed on top of her on the floor, authorities said bernfeld told authorities she saw things going dark and might have blacked out momentarily hirsch, of encino, california, told police he didn't know bernfeld but was having an argument with her mugshot: after his brief appearance before state judge kara petitt, hirsch was instructed to walk next door to the sheriff's office to get his mug shot taken he isn't required to be at the next court date set for april 13  booked and released: actor emile hirsch, second from the left,  leaves the summit county jail after being booked and released  hirsch could face up to five years behind bars and thousands in fines if he's convicted of aggravated assault 
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the into the wild star allegedly dragged dani bernfeld, 31, across the floor of tao nightclub in park city on january 25  hirsch, who turned 30 on friday, also faces a count of intoxication for that night and has said through his attorney that he's since gone through rehab  hirsch lawyer robert offer has said the actor had been drinking alcohol and doesn't remember the events 