Ah, well, looks like they should have hired a defense attorney to get better advise.
According to a recently released written statement, the witness, identified only as Chris, told Moab police he was outside the Moonflower Community Cooperative near Arches National Park when he saw the couple in the middle of "some sort of dispute," KSTU reports.
In his statement, Chris wrote the couple were "talking aggressively" and could have been "play fighting," but it was hard to tell because "something definitely didn't seem right," according to WABC.
"It was as if this guy was trying to leave her, and maybe take her phone?" Chris wrote, adding that Gabby was punching Laundrie in the arm while trying to get back into the van in which they were traveling.
He noted when she made it back inside her vehicle, Gabby asked Laundrie, "Why do you have to be so mean?"
Another eyewitness called 911 to report the incident, telling the dispatcher Laundrie had been slapping Gabby.
Man Heard Gabby Petito Ask Brian Laundrie 'Why Do You Have to Be So Mean?' During Dispute