John Mellencamp's son to serve four day jail sentence in 12-hour stints

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Speck Mellencamp and his brother Hud pleaded guilty in April to misdemeanor battery charges from a July 2013 altercation
They allegedly punched and kicked a 19-year-old man in Bloomington, Indiana who they believed had hit Speck during a house party
Speck will be incarcerated at the Monroe County Jail from 8am to 8pm on August 10-13 and 18-21
It was arranged so that a health professional would always be on duty while he is behind bars - as nurses only attend to inmates from 6am to 9pm
Hud Mellencamp was sentenced to 50 hours of community service

Published: 19:41 EST, 11 August 2015 | Updated: 23:54 EST, 11 August 2015

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The 20-year-old son of John Mellencamp will be allowed to serve a four-day jail sentence for battery in 12-hour stints because he suffers from a panic disorder.

Speck Mellencamp and brother Hud, 21, pleaded guilty in April to misdemeanor battery charges stemming from a July 2013 altercation.

The brothers allegedly punched and kicked a 19-year-old man in Bloomington, Indiana, who they believed had hit Speck during a house party that night.

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Rocker John Mellencamp's son Speck, 20, (pictured outside court in 2013) will be allowed to serve a four-day jail sentence for battery in 12-hour stints because he suffers from a panic disorder

Speck Mellencamp (left) and brother Hud (right) both pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery charges stemming from a July 2013 altercation with a 19-year-old man in Bloomington, Indiana

The brothers allegedly punched and kicked this 19-year-old man

Speck will be incarcerated at the Monroe County Jail from 8am to 8pm on August 10 to 13 and August 18 to the 21st so that he will be behind bars while a health professional is on duty, The Herald-Times reported.

The arrangement was requested by Speck's attorney Thomas Farlow, as the jail's nurses are only available to attend to inmates from 6am to 9pm.

Farlow said having Speck incarcerated only within those hours will reduce 'the risk that he will suffer a debilitating panic attack'.

The attorney said in court papers that he and the Mellencamp family consulted with UCLA psychiatry professor Dr. Daniel Siegel regarding his client's condition.

'Dr. Siegel determined it prudent that Speck's confinement coincide with times when a healthcare professional is available,' the papers read.

'Dr. Siegel recommends incarceration be sequenced during daytime periods to enable continuous observation and supervision by jail staff, including medical personnel for emergency assessment of treatment.'

Mellencamp's son serving jail sentence in 12-hour shifts

Farlow said a doctor had also prescribed Speck with medication to treat the panic disorder.

His brother was sentenced to 50 hours of community service.

The brothers' charges were reduced from felonies in April.

Monroe County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Bob Miller said the charges were downgraded because medical records did not substantiate 'serious bodily injury' as charged in the felony cases.

Court documents said the brothers, along with teenager Ty Smith, 'punched, kicked and stomped' the man, who suffered facial fractures and cuts requiring stitches.

Smith is the son of a baseball coach at Indiana University.

Singer John Mellencamp (pictured at a concert this year) did not attend his sons' hearing in April

Authorities previously said Speck entered the porch of the 19-year-old's home on July 29, 2013, and punched him in the face, believing the teen had hit him earlier that evening.

Speck told police 'it never occurred to him [to report the original alleged assault]' and that he was 'upset'.

The brothers were also sentenced to one year of probation.

Speck and Hud's mother, model Elaine Irwin, attended their hearing in April, but their father John did not.

John Mellencamp has been in an on-again off-again romance with You've Got Mail actress Meg Ryan for several years. He divorced Irwin in 2011.