Charles put away the knife but grabbed his snowboard and brandished it like a weapon, holding it over his shoulder as though he would hit Niesz. Niesz grabbed the snowboard and threw it to the ground, he told police.

Emmerick jumped on Niesz's back, and Bartkis stepped in to pull Emmerick off.

Bartkis punched Charles in the face, and the fight broke apart.

The group told police they last saw Charles walking down Fourth Street toward the Board Bin. He was described as having missing front teeth, broken glasses and a bloody nose.

At the store, a sales associate told police Charles had just been there then left. Police called Charles, and he agreed to meet with officers at the Sun Valley Post Office.

Charles told police that he had tried to calm down Emmerick, who was speaking aggressively to other people while they were on the bus. Charles said Niesz told Emmerick that he wanted to fight and the two began to insult each other.

Everyone got off the bus, and Charles followed Emmerick in order to protect him, he said.

Charles said he held his snowboard up to protect himself.