First-Degree vs. Second-Degree Assault: What's the difference? #podcast #TBOP

[adamowens]

I bumped into somebody with my car who was yelling and screaming at me and punching my hood in a Walmart parking lot after I nicely asked them to move because my tire was going flat, I let off the brake without touching the gas and they leaned into the car making contact with it standing only a foot from the front bumper, what do you think I’ll get sentenced to ? Im getting a dam good lawyer doesn’t matter the cost. Total bs I went to jail, felt like there was nothing I could have done differently. They also had a baby in their arms, it was a very very large man and he was overreacting after I asked him to nicely move out of the way since he was walking all the way down the isle in front of my car. Never meant to make contact with him, started getting fearful of what he was going to do to me because he kept punching my window and getting back in front of the car. Just wanted to go about my way, I never came close to actually injuring anyone. Charged with second degree assault a year later.