Official’s son gets probation, community service

The son of a Costa Mesa city councilwoman arrested for misdemeanor assault and battery was sentenced to probation and community service, records show.

Andrew Dixon, son of Councilwoman Linda Dixon, pleaded guilty to battery Wednesday and had the assault charge dismissed. Dixon was sentenced to 40 hours of community service and given three years of informal probation.

Dixon was arrested Monday night after an argument at the Dixon family home in the 200 block of Princeton Drive turned physical. Dixon had been drinking and went to the house and got into an argument with his brother, Adam, police said. Michael Dixon, the father, stepped into the room and Andrew Dixon pushed him, officials said. The police were called to the home, and Andrew was arrested.

Dixon is also facing his third DUI conviction related to a 2007 car crash on the 405 Freeway. He was convicted of DUIs in San Bernardino County in 2006 and in Orange County in 2000.

— Joseph Serna