§ 215.13 Tampering with a witness in the first degree. A  person  is  guilty  of tampering with a witness in the first degree  when: 1. He intentionally causes serious physical injury to a person for the  purpose of obstructing, delaying, preventing or impeding the  giving  of  testimony  in  a criminal proceeding by such person or another person or  for the purpose of compelling such person or  another  person  to  swear  falsely; or 2.  He  intentionally  causes  serious  physical injury to a person on  account of such person or another person having testified in a  criminal  proceeding. Tampering with a witness in the first degree is a class B felony.