Blues Musician Charged With Assaulting Girlfriend During Fight Over Music
Bernard Allison, a 47-year-old blues guitarist with more than a dozen albums to his name, was charged with two counts of domestic assault.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us The son of a Motown blues guitarist faces a felony charge for allegedly assaulting and strangling his girlfriend after they fought over the music playing on a radio. Bernard Allison, a 47-year-old Lakeville resident, faces one felony count of domestic assault by strangulation and one misdemeanor count of domestic assault for his alleged role in the incident, which took place on Feb. 11. Police were initially dispatched to a home in Eagan after receiving reports of a disturbance, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Dakota County Attorney's Office. Upon arrival, officers spoke with a crying woman who told police that Allison had …
