Actor Emile Hirsch 'choked woman in nightclub'

Actor Emile Hirsch put a studio executive in a chokehold and dragged her across a nightclub table during the Sundance Film Festival, police have said.

Hirsch, 29, was charged with aggravated assault, which is punishable by up to five years in prison and a US $5,000 fine, and is also facing a misdemeanour count of intoxication.