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PROVO, Utah (AP) -- Nathan Herbert, a son of Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert, is to stand trial Thursday on a misdemeanor charge that he assaulted a Utah County woman.
The woman also has a stalking injunction against him.
The assault charge stems from an incident in July 2005 when the woman claims Herbert blocked her with his car while she and a friend were driving around Brigham Young University.
She said he got out of his car, and, "the next thing I (knew), I felt both of his hands around my neck and he was shaking me."
The simple assault charge is a Class B misdemeanor and carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Calls to Herbert's attorney were not returned Thursday.
Herbert's bench trial is in front of 4th District Judge Steven Hansen.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
