ST. LOUIS — A man was charged with assaulting a 70-year-old woman who was trying to report him for illegal dumping last month.
Willie Scott-Wilkes was charged with third-degree assault and tampering with a witness after he punched a woman in the face for trying to call 911 on him, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said.
According to charging documents, the victim noticed Scott-Wilkes dumping garbage in the alley behind her home on Feb. 8. She went out to tell him to stop, and when he refused, she threatened to call police…