Assault consists of either:
(A) An attempt to commit a battery upon the person of another; or
(B) Any unlawful act, threat, or menacing conduct which causes another person to reasonably believe that he is in danger of receiving an immediate battery; or
(C) The use of fighting words which by their very utterance are likely to cause an average addressee to fight.
('74 Code, § 12-1-2-1) (Ord. 96-1973) Penalty, see § 12-1-99