12/3/22 neighbor came home while my wife and I were doing yard work. We asked him question and he snap. Started cussing at us. Him and Dolores were arguing he pushed her a couple of times as she was saying to stop. I finally said I was getting the phone to film it. Still arguing I got the last 2 minutes on film as I had to call the cops cause he came into our property and pushed my wife for the fourth time. Cops came out and and gave us a victims pamphlet. We sent a video to them. He spit at her. He threw a4 foot branch at the house. He kicked dirt at her.
This is none of the above. At best it was a Hatfields v. McCoys battle and otherwise a potential simple battery case. Its noted that you omit what the question is and why he "snapped". That stated, this new found notion of whipping out a cell phone to "take a video" is both absurd and provocative typically escalating the situation unnecessarily. You should have gone into your house and called the police after the first touching. Otherwise this becomes a selective recording issue and recording a mutual argument can actually cause this to be mutual combat where BOTH parties are arrested. That the spouse didn't feel the need to call for help but opted to make a cell phone recording simply adds to the allegations of "set up" by the other side. If you have such a neighbor, this is a good time to get security cameras installed around the house that passively record anything on your property. You will likely need to retain a lawyer to sue for a retraining order and likely to respond to any further escalation of the controversy.
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