PELLA – A physical altercation between two men in Pella ended with one of the combatants being charged with willful injury.

According to court records, the altercation occurred on the morning of Saturday, January 3rd. Officers with the Pella Police Department were dispatched to the 100 block of W. 1st Street for an incident involving 36-year-old Weston Witzenburg.

The altercation stemmed from an incident in which a man traveling from Michigan sent photographs of Witzenburg’s residence to his girlfriend, who is also the ex-wife of the victim. Witzenburg was then alerted by his girlfriend of the situation.

Court documents state that Witzenburg confronted the victim, who was sitting in a vehicle in the Pella Corporation parking lot, and he was armed with a baseball bat during the confrontation. The situation escalated into a physical altercation in which Witzenburg allegedly struck the victim in the head with the baseball bat, resulting in a laceration that caused significant bleeding.

After the altercation, the victim went to the Emergency Room at Pella Regional Health Center for treatment of his injuries. Witzenburg was arrested and charged with willful injury causing bodily injury, a class D felony. He remains in custody at the Marion County Jail, with his bond set at $5,000. A no-contact order was also issued for the victim.