Dallas venture capitalist Stephen Hays pleaded guilty to attempted assault and extortion (updated)

Stephen Hays is the managing partner of Deep Space Ventures, a $20 million venture capital fund based in Dallas. He’s also pleaded guilty to a couple of serious legal charges. What that means is a matter of interpretation in a dispute over the details of an ugly scene near a bar at a ski resort.

In November, Hays pleaded guilty to attempted assault and attempted extortion. Judge Paul Dunkelman in Eagle County District Court (the court with jurisdiction over Vail, Colorado) sentenced Hays to 90 days in jail and four years of probation. The jail sentence was suspended, and the sentence on the attempted extortion charge was deferred. Hays also now faces a civil suit related to the case, and he has countersued, alleging he was both physically and sexually assaulted during the same incident.