I'm starting with the worst part of all because my story is long and painful to read, however I am in great need of some good advise:
The worst part of all is that I will be leaving the country prior to the date on my ticket. My wife and I have sold all of our possessions to travel the world for 18 months. We leave the country November 19th and our court date is on December 4th. The last thing I want when I return is to be arrested for failure to appear, what a nice welcome home gift. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My questions are:
Can I move up my court date?
Does this guy have a strong case?
Why does my Wife's testimony not count?
Can I file assault charges against him?
Can I make it all just go away?:
My story:
Yesterday my wife and I were casually strolling across the street on our way to yoga when a VW bus in a hurry came very close to hitting us, stopping in the middle of the intersection. As we walked by I looked at him and he impatiently waved his hand telling me to get out of his way. He immediately proceeded to rev up his engine before we had even passed his car, my wife quickly got out of the way and I turned to ask him what his problem was. His car then lunged forward hitting my knees and pushing me back at least two feet. I had my water bottle in my hand and swung it towards his windshield in self-defense, which I was plastered to. This of course broke his windshield and he jumped out of his car screaming at me.
My wife was very upset about the whole incident and after yelling "what the F*@ck is your problem to the driver" began walking to get as far away as possible, so I flowed. He then chased us down and stopped us saying he was calling the cops. Our reaction as innocent victims of assault with a deadly weapon agreed that would be a great idea.
At this point another man ran up to us and verbally threatened violence against us, asking me to hit him so he could kick my ass and sue me. This person was his third party witness. Apparently this guy was riding or parking his bike and saw me swing my water bottle into the windshield missing the whole assault by van part. He then chases me down to threaten me with violence.
The police arrived 30-40 minutes later hurried and rude. They took our stories and then took the third party’s by phone. They told us that my wife, who saw the entire incident, was not a proper witness because she was with me. They then began writing me a ticket for misdemeanor vandalism. I then told them that I wanted to file charges for assault. They told me that I couldn’t because of the third party and basically treated me as though I was guilty.
Thanks for reading,

