WHITEHALL, Mich. — A neighbor of the mayor of Whitehall is facing charges after allegedly punching him, the Muskegon County Prosecutors Office confirmed.
Amy Josephson, 64, is charged with assault and battery for allegedly punching Whitehall Mayor Steve Salter, the Muskegon County Prosecutors Office said. Salter allegedly hit Josephson back in self-defense.
Salter will not be facing any charges for acting in self-defense, according to the prosecutor's office.
13 ON YOUR SIDE obtained a police report from the incident through a Freedom of Information Act request.
In addition to the requested documents, Whitehall Police Department Chief Roger D. Squiers told 13 ON YOUR SIDE that there is a history of Josephson antagonizing Salter.
The report explains that an officer from the Whitehall Police Department was called to the 100 block of N. Livingston in Whitehall around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 30 on an assault complaint.
When the officer arrived, he found Salter outside and interviewed him. Salter told the officer that he was mowing the lawn when Josephson came outside and began yelling and swearing at him. Salter said he ignored her until she got in his face. That's when he turned his back to her and Josephson punched him in the back, Salter told the officer.
Salter said that he then punched Josephson in the face and she fell to the ground and then "took off."
The officer then interviewed Josephson after about 15 minutes of trying to get her to come out of her home.
Josephson told the officer that she was punched in the face by Salter and denied hitting him in the back. Josephson showed the officer that she had blood under her nose from being punched, the report details.
The officer wrote in the report that "it was evident [Josephson] was highly intoxicated."
Josephson was then arrested by the officer.
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