August 1, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith, insulted by Hancock Co. tax collector Walter Bagbee, struck him, knocking him to the ground. Joseph Smith asked Daniel H. Wells to allow him to plead guilty to Assault and Battery and pay a fine. Wells refused, saying in his opinion the blow was justified. Joseph Smith went to Justice of the Peace Aaron Johnson, who took the plea and Joseph Smith paid the fine.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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