ST. ANN, Mo. – A St. Louis County employee said she was assaulted on the job.
Michele Williams is a manager at the St. Louis County Government Center in St. Ann.
She said an employee got in her face and chest bumped her in September of 2017. Williams said the employee still has a job.
Williams has worked for the County for almost 12 years. She said, last July, the employee began to work for the county and was put on her team. Everything was fine until September 14, when Williams was doing a training.
"She was habitually interrupting the training, giving contradictory information," Williams said.
After the training, Williams said she told the employee to stop interrupting.
"Immediately when I said that, she stood up and she was in my face," she said. "She was pointing at my head."
Almost five years ago, Williams was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
"She's like this in my face and I was just frozen with fear," she said.
Williams said the woman chest bumped her.
"Then she said, 'And I'm going on break,' and walked away," she said.
Williams called police and reported it to several people above her at work. At one point, a director took the employee off Williams' team. Williams said she was shocked the employee wasn't fired.
"I was flabbergasted," she said.
St. Ann Police Chief Aaron Jimenez said a detective sent a warrant application packet to the Prosecuting Attorney's Office, but December 12, the Prosecuting Attorney's Office refused charges.
This week, Williams said she got more surprising news.
"It was said the compliance team would be moving into a specific office," she said.
There was an order for Williams and the woman she says assaulted her to share a room with just one other employee. The woman's desk is just two cubicles away from Williams'.
"I said, this is not good for my health or well-being," Williams said.
Sure enough, Thursday, Williams had an anxiety attack and a seizure at work.
"All I'm asking is for a safety plan," Williams said. "I need to be safe."
Williams said she had to fill out paperwork for this to be a grievance just to get a safety plan. She's waiting to hear back.
A spokesperson for St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger said, "While we cannot comment on ongoing personnel matters, we are conducting an investigation into the matter and we will ensure that our employee has a safe environment in which to work."