Posted on 03/08/2019 5:23:29 AM PST by Gamecock
A Florida groom spent what was supposed to be his wedding night in jail after he allegedly punched a beachgoer in the face after he refused to move out of the way for his beachfront wedding ceremony.
According to an Ocean Ridge police report, the groom was on a beach in Ocean Ridge prior to the start of his wedding ceremony when he asked a 24-year-old man if he could move his beach chair as it was blocking an area where the wedding party was supposed to stand and also obstructing the photographer’s camera.
According to Local 10 News, Jeffery Alvord offered the man $20 after he refused to move out of the way. The man, identified as Trevor Mooney, apparently demanded $50 to bounce from the location.
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Alvord told police two of his groomsmen tried to talk Mooney into moving out of the way when the man “stood up in an aggressive manner,” the news station reported. The groom said he felt threatened by the man’s actions and punched the beachgoer in the face.
In a written statement to police, Mooney said he was offered $10 to move, but he demanded $20.
“The long-haired guy in the tan suit became irate,” Mooney said. Someone grabbed me and held me while the guy with the long hair in a bun struck me in the face three times in a row. Someone grabbed my belongings and threw them across the beach.”
However the groom’s attorney, Steven Cohen, told the Palm Beach Post the incident “did not play out” as the victim stated.
Alvord was released on bond Monday and married his fiance. He faces charges of aggravated battery and criminal mischief causing property damage.
I guess that’s easier than just admitting he changed his mind.
And I bet there's a lot more to this "character".
Another douche. Not saying he deserved to be assaulted, but come on man.
If it’s true he refused to move, maybe he did deserve to be beaten up.
Why would you do a wedding on a beach and complain there were people on the beach?
Perhaps, but I was referring to asking for MORE money. I wouldn't have taken any money if offered. It's the dudes wedding day. Do him a solid. But.....that's just me.
This is the kind of thing that would not have been a big deal in the 30's thru 50's. Just like if a guy insulted or demeaned another guy's wife or girlfriend he could expect a "knuckle sandwich".
Beware the man bun.
There was a video on the news (forgot which, hope to find it) where the groom punched out his bride when she faked him out with a piece of the wedding cake - just spun around and hit her in the head knocking her backwards.
I would think that it would have been all set up so it would be obvious to everyone that the location was going to be for a special event. Or was it a last minute decision? From the looks of the guy, doesn’t appear to have too much going for him.
The story as stated, no, dude on the beach deserved an ass beating. No one has manners or common sense any more.
Pretty cruddy looking, isn’t he? If that was taken after the incident, would have to say he looks more like a bum than a groom...oily, dirty complexion - UGH!
Exactly. A Florida beach is a public place under the law. If you are dumb enough to plan a wedding there, you have to accept that “the public” can be there, too!
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
So someone in a public place must move just because someone else with absolutely no authority tells him he must? Nice. You seriously believe that?
Completely agree.
I was on the side of the groom until I read he had a man-bun. Both douchbags are guilty.
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