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Wedding goes wild as guests throw punches (Brawl when money throw onto dance floor)
wtsp ^
| Nov 10, 2009
| Tammie Fields
Posted on 11/11/2009 7:36:55 AM PST by tlb
Tampa - Tasha Johnson and Markeith's fairy tale themed wedding featured a horse and carriage.
During the reception one guest became upset when the groom started tossing money onto the dance floor for the children to scoop up. Tempers flared and some pushing and shoving took place. Some of the wedding guests chose sides and that led to an all out brawl that spilled out into the parking lot. Investigators say nearly 40 people were involved.
One of the first officers to respond was hit several times while trying to break up the fights.
A manager, at The Rusty Pelican said "It was a beautiful wedding up to that point.
The fighting ruined the reception and some of the guests and wedding party members headed to their hotel nearby where the fighting erupted all over again. A woman put the groom's 74 year old grandmother, Mary Wright in a choke hold.
Wright told 10 Connects that she was trying to calm down the crowd and tell them not to fight on such a special occasion. She says that's when her attacker said "I'm going to have to choke you out."
According to detectives one of the wedding guests called a relative to come over and get involved in the brawl. Malcolm Hepburn who wasn't a wedding guest showed up and started beating up the groom's father in the hotel parking lot according to police. They say Hepburn threw Andrew Thompson to the ground and kicked him in the face and ribs.
The bride and groom were not hurt. Family members say they're now celebrating their honeymoon in the Bahamas.
Meanwhile on Monday night Andrew Thompson was heading to the emergency room. He was having trouble breathing and believes he may have some broken ribs.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: brawl; bridezilla; wedding
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I like how the honeymooners left the casualties to take care of themselves. Happy trails Tasha and Markeith.
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:36:56 AM PST
by
tlb
To: tlb
As someone else noted: Behavior from the “culture of made up names”...
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:39:14 AM PST
by
raybbr
(It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
To: tlb
I’m not going to say TTWWP, but it would be much better.
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:39:39 AM PST
by
subterfuge
(BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
To: subterfuge
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:40:43 AM PST
by
stevecmd
To: tlb
He was tossing “Obama money”
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:41:10 AM PST
by
petercooper
(GOP: Big Tent Party??? Not if you are a CONSERVATIVE.)
To: tlb
A woman put the groom's 74 year old grandmother, Mary Wright in a choke hold. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Well, not REALLY funny.
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:41:22 AM PST
by
raybbr
(It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
To: tlb
Reeeeeeaaally classy...I pity their children.
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:42:02 AM PST
by
jagusafr
(Kill the red lizard, Lord! - nod to C.S. Lewis)
To: tlb
Shocker.
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:43:02 AM PST
by
DogBarkTree
(Support Sarah. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/sarahpalin?ref=nf)
To: tlb
Mr. & Mrs. ‘Jack Sprat,’ LOL! I wouldn’t tangle with the Bride, either!
To: tlb
The Common Culture’s quality folk again display their discreet charm.
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:43:53 AM PST
by
elcid1970
("O Muslim! My bullets are dipped in pig grease!")
To: tlb
Kinda reminds you of the time Thetis and Peleus got hitched. Man! That one turned into a brawl too...!
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:44:25 AM PST
by
Savage Beast
(“If you throw a rock over a fence, it’s the hit dog that hollers.” -Mike Huckabee)
To: DogBarkTree
To: raybbr
Yeah, whatever the noodles in mama’s alphabet soup spell.
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:45:12 AM PST
by
bgill
(The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.)
To: tlb
It seems like some orcs and goblins slipped into fairie land . . .
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:45:38 AM PST
by
Psalm 144
(What did you think NEW WORLD ORDER meant? The Constitution? States' rights? Individual liberty?)
To: tlb
Everybody is scrambling for that free money! hmmmmm hmmmmmm hmmmmmm
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:46:02 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
To: tlb
"One of the first officers to respond was hit several times while trying to break up the fights."
stupid, stupid move. let them fight. bring the winner to jail and the loser to the hospital.
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:46:18 AM PST
by
thefactor
(yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
To: tlb
It was a beautiful wedding up to that point. Other than THAT, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:46:31 AM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: tlb
The love of money is the root of all evil.
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:47:35 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(The Second Amendment. Don't MAKE me use it.)
To: tlb
Good grief...there just are no words...
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:47:58 AM PST
by
pgkdan
( I miss Ronald Reagan!)
To: tlb
she was trying to calm down the crowd and tell them not to fight on such a special occasion. She says that's when her attacker said "I'm going to have to choke you out." Not that I WANT to, you understand, but I HAVE to....
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:48:33 AM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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