On Tuesday morning, 33-year-old Joseph Cunningham of Solsberry, Indiana was in the car with his wife and his 55-year-old mother-in-law. Joseph was in the backseat and the mother-in-law was driving.
And Joseph let out a BURP. Which, according to his mother-in-law was, quote, "a sour belch" with a foul odor.
She started complaining about the burp, they started arguing, and Joseph said he wanted to get out of the car. So his mother-in-law pulled over.
But before he got out, he reached into the driver's seat and started STRANGLING HER. She struggled to get free, and Joseph's wife tried to pull him off.
She finally got out of the car, and so did Joseph. That's when he allegedly PUNCHED HER in the face and said, quote, "I'll kill you, [effing] [witch]."
Joseph was arrested and charged with battery, intimidation, and strangulation.
His mother-in-law said her jaw was sore and had red marks on her neck but was OK otherwise.
