Eyewitness News is getting a look at the court records in the case of a bicycle rider who allegedly attacked a woman in a Hamilton County roundabout.

WESTFIELD, Ind. (WTHR) - Eyewitness News is getting a look at the court records in the case of a bicycle rider who allegedly attacked a woman in a Hamilton County roundabout.

Westfield Police spent weeks looking for the man a Westfield woman said attacked her in a roundabout at 161st Street and Carey Road.

The cyclist is facing charges of misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury and disorderly conduct.



Eyewitness News spoke with the accused, Steven Boller, on the phone Monday.



He told us the alleged incident speaks volumes about what he believes is the hatred and discrimination cyclists face.

"He was right there in my face, throwing his bike down and was so close to me in my face, swearing at me, shook his fist at me," Laura Euser said almost a month ago, just days after she told Eyewitness News a cyclist, unknown to her at the time, attacked her in a Westfield roundabout after he swerved in front of her, forcing her to slam on her brakes.

Euser posted about the alleged incident on Facebook, saying the cyclist punched out her driver's side mirror and drove away on his bike. According to Euser, when she got out to look at the damage, the cyclist circled back around and attacked her.

"He grabbed me by both shoulders, kind of pulled me forward and threw me back against my car and my head hit the frame and I didn't lose consciousness, but I just couldn't really function," Euser said.

Court documents released Monday show the cyclist, now identified as Boller, has a different version of events.

Boller says Euser was the aggressor, first honking on her horn to startle him in the roundabout and then getting too close to him as she passed him on the right side. Boller says he touched Euser's mirror to let her know she was too close and to get some distance.

According to Boller, Euser is the one who came at him after she stopped her car and got out. Boller said in a written statement to police, Euser was screaming about her mirror.

"She then physically assaulted him, without provocation by intentionally spitting in his face," Boller's statement read.

Boller says he put his hand out to stop more of Euser's spit from hitting him and that she fell backwards into her car, saying Euser "quickly snapped up and came at him again in an aggressive posture."

Boller spoke briefly with Eyewitness News on the phone and said he's been receiving hate mail on Facebook because of the allegations.



Boller told Eyewitness News "She tried to kill me with her vehicle," saying Euser left that part out of her side of the story.