Dennington at first gave McHone an address that he said "sounded like 1616 E. Sixth St.," an address that McHone did not realize until later does not exist.

He drove the other passenger to Wal-Mart and waited outside with Dennington. Dennington was squirming around in the front seat while they waited, putting his feet up on the dashboard at one point before eventually falling asleep in the parked cab.

McHone drove the other passenger back to the bar and then set off to take Dennington to his address. When McHone realized he did not have a good address for Dennington, he was told by radio to meet another driver for A-Dependable Taxi at 16th Street and Virginia Avenue.

When they met up with the other driver, McHone asked Dennington where he needed to go. This time, Dennington said South Pennsylvania Avenue. McHone headed for that address with the other driver following.

But when they got to 20th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Dennington started arguing with McHone, saying they were at 23rd Street and not where he'd wanted to go.

McHone had stopped his cab, and the other driver interceded in the argument, telling Dennington that he was giving him a first warning and that he needed to provide a clear address.

He reportedly told them 2031 S. Pennsylvania Ave., which is the address court documents list from his earlier DWI conviction. But when McHone arrived there, Dennington started arguing again that they were not where he needed to go.

The other driver warned Dennington a second time and said that if he had to warn him again, he would be taken to the police station. Dennington continued to argue, and McHone said the other driver told him: "That's it. You're going to the Police Department."

McHone set off to take Dennington to the police station, swinging over to Main Street from Pennsylvania Avenue on 20th Street. Dennington had grown quiet by then.

"He was still conscious but not doing any talking," McHone said. "He kept looking at me, though, and I didn't really like that. But he didn't say anything for a while."

When they got to Third and Main streets, just a couple of blocks from the police station, Dennington broke the silence, although McHone couldn't understand the word.

"And then he just snapped," McHone said.

Dennington punched him on the right side of the face, hit him twice on the chin and grabbed him by the neck. McHone put the vehicle in park and got his seat belt off while trying to push Dennington away.

"Then I managed to get out of the car," he said. "But he got out, too, and started running at me. But when I started running back at him, he got in the car, closed the door and took off."

Another motorist who saw what happened gave McHone a ride to the Police Department. He was later taken to Freeman Hospital West to have his injuries checked out and was released.