The cops came to my moms to "question me and get my side of the story or physical evidence" which I sustained bruises and scratch marks.
you seem to have left out a very large part of the story. When the cops came they would have interviewed anybody at the home that was a witness to the incident. It was likely from those interviews and the plaintiff's rendition that it was determined there was probable cause to charge you.


I suggest you stop talking to anybody, including your boyfriend and mother, about this. They are witnesses. Attempting to persuade them to testify any particular way is witness tampering.



and yes, a small person can be guilty of assault