Man Goes To Courthouse To Get Married - Gets Arrested On Outstanding Warrant

[matcom]

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BRADENTON—Jonathan Franklin Hunter’s wedding at the courthouse here was a quick, no-frills affair Friday. He exchanged vows. He kissed his bride.

But the Hunters’ plan for a romantic evening on the beach was ruined within minutes.

Several Manatee County sheriff’s deputies confronted the bridegroom with a warrant. They arrested Hunter, 21, on suspicion of violating a domestic violence injunction his sister filed in 2005.

Hunter left the courthouse in a patrol car and wearing handcuffs. Bailiffs would not let his bride kiss or hug him goodbye.

Hunter’s family was angry, saying deputies could have arrested Hunter outside the courthouse.

Folks get married at the courthouse every day, drawing oohs and aahs from courthouse employees admiring dressed-up couples. But the weddings rarely generate as much buzz as Hunter’s hitch.

“It was embarrassing. I was shocked. Everyone was looking at us. I wanted to run out of there,” Hunter’s wife, Whitney Hunter, 19, said Saturday.

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[liontamer]

1. nice to find out your new husband is wanted on outstanding domestic violence charges

I hope she picked up annulment papers while she was there.

[Left Is Write]

2. My thoughts exactly.