Key date set in Ludwig Kaiser battery case
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Key Points:
- Ludwig Kaiser, real name Marcel Barthel, faces a misdemeanor battery charge in Orange County, Florida, with a pre-trial conference scheduled for July 16 in Orlando to discuss possible plea negotiations.
- If no agreement is reached, the case is set for trial between August 10 and 28, according to court records.
- Walter Hahn, known as Gunther and a former teammate of Kaiser in the wrestling group Imperium, bonded Kaiser out of jail after his May 19 arrest and is listed as an emergency contact.
- Kaiser and Gunther have a long-standing relationship dating back to their wrestling and training days in Austria and Germany.
- Further updates on the case are expected following the July 16 pre-trial conference.