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It actually does matter to some extent. She made an attempt to remove herself from what she perceived as a volatile situation. He pursued her into the store. That could easily be argued as a threat by any attorney with their salt, though her waving him over might detract from that a little but that's not the point. Point is, if he doesn't follow her inside this never happens. DA probably charged him with a misdemeanor because it was a first offense and she did strike him first. I think his attorney did file a request that she be charged for that. My guess is, in order to avoid a giant cluster fuck he gave Mixon a misdemeanor to avoid that situation with her.
He never showed any signs of threatening her, but that's besides the point. Nothing he did, excused her for striking him. The reason he was charged with a misdemeanor, was because if they charged him with a felony, then by law, they would have to charge her too and they didn't want to do that. She isn't innocent in this, which is why I made the point that she should've got more backlash for her actions.