[Congressman Billybob]

Hibel was not driving at the time. He was outside his truck and on foot. However, the police were responding to a report of "a man attacking a woman in a truck." Apparently, his wife was still inside the truck.

No charges of assault on his wife were ever lodged; however, I know from long experience in domestic relations court that about half the time the spouse IS assaulted, but refuses to bring any charges. In those circumstances, unless the police see obvious injuries on the spouse, consistent with an assault, no charges are brought. (The police DO have the power to bring charges even if the spouse backs out.)

Hope that information is useful.

Congressman Billybob

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[Old Professer]

Daughter, not wife.

[Rifleman]

The woman was his daughter and they were arguing over the girl's boyfriend. The girl punched HIM, not the other way 'round. From the account I read, neither was in any mood to deal with an officious cop.

I have become much less approving of police since the day that I came within a hair of stomping (or at least trying to) a mudhole in the butt of a newby cop who pulled me over and proceded to ask me the same several questions (who was I, what was I doing in the area, etc) over and over for about 20 minutes while his pardner leaned aganst their cruiser and watched. I answered politely until I finally tired of the idiot and told him (for the fourth time) that, yes, that was my real address on the liscense and that what I was doing was none of his business.

His pardner then hurried over, gave me back my id and sent me on my way. I have always wondered what he told Deppity Fife after I was gone.