Legal Question in Criminal Law in Maryland

My son in law threatened to hit my daughter, his wife. He had, in the past, threatened my wife with a bottle. I was upset. I beleived that he had been physically abusing our daughter (we all live in the same house) and my suspision was confirmed by our daughter after the incident that I am relating to now. we were in the kitchen after he had threatened her. I asked him why he only threatens her or my wife. Why dont't you threaten me? He took that as a threat. I said it is not a threat. You want to hit my daughter who is weaker than you are so why don't you hit me? He said that" you will only call the police" I said no I won't. He then rushed up to me and got in my face angered and was actualy touching my body with with his without my permision I pushed him to get some space between us and he tried to hit me. I blocked hit him three times and stopped. He picked up a chair and tried to throw it at me. I grabbed it and we were playing tug-of-war with it. I twisted the chair from him sat it down and he started running up stairs to his room. he stopped and told me to get out of his face. I said "I'm not in your face" He then hit me on top of the head and ran into his room. He later went to the ER and claimed that I broke his hand. My wife and daughter isisted I call the police. They came and question us both and determined he was at fault and wanted to know if I wanted to charge him. I declined forour grandaughter's sake He filed charges on me 2 days later. I filed the next day against him 1.) Am I at fault for assault even though he got in my face and made first contact.

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