A Gary man is accused of pushing down a former co-worker in a dispute over a paycheck. Joseph Marquis Fefee, 31, is charged with aggravated battery, a Level 3 felony. At 10:56 a.m. Oct. 10, Merrillville Police were sent to a business in the 1400 block of E. 86th Place for a report of a disturbance, according to the probable cause affidavit. A business owner said Fefee caused a disturbance and battered her brother before fleeing. Fefee had previously been terminated from his job at the business days prior, but he texted the owner and disputed the hours on his last paycheck, court records state. The owner said she would look into it and get back to him. Fefee told her he was on his way to discuss it even though the owner said it wasn’t necessary, records state. When Fefee arrived, he started yelling and screaming at her and a co-worker about a discrepancy in the number of hours. As Fefee left, he pushed down the man, which caused him to fall on the ground and hurt his knee, the affidavit states. Video captured by the business owner showed Fefee being asked to leave several times and Nickson having trouble getting up after falling. The man who fell told police he tried to calm Fefee and asked him to step outside, court records state. He said Fefee put two hands on his shoulders when he as outside and pushed him down. His knee hit a cement curb, which cut the top of his knee and caused it to swell, records state. He sought medical attention; he broke his kneecap and tore a knee ligament. He underwent surgery and has been prescribed six months physical therapy, the affidavit states.