Another witness described the incident in a statement to police saying that Petito and Laundrie were talking "aggressively" and that Petito "was punching him in the arm". The witness said it looked like Laundrie was trying to leave Petito and take her phone with him before Petito eventually climbed into the driver's seat, moved over into the passenger's seat, and asked "Why do you have to be so mean?" and then they drove off.[1]