Wedding Brawl Ends In Arrest (Groomzilla Alert)

Crawfordsville (IN) Journal-Review ^ | 4/6/05 | Maria J. Flora

[IN Farm Girl]

Wedding brawl ends in arrest

By Maria J. Flora maria@jrpress.com

A wedding day brawl ended in the groom being hauled to jail still kicking, police said. Police were twice called to the Ramada Limited where the arguing couple was spending their wedding night last week, according to court records.

Angela Tripp was still in her wedding dress when police arrived, Crawfordsville Police Lt. Harvey Barton said in a probable cause affidavit. Her husband Travis R. Lee, 30, was wearing jeans and offered their ripped-in-half marriage license as identification, Barton said.

Angela’s neck was red and she told police Travis hit and choked her after, but she would not sign a statement, according to court records.

The couple visited a friend’s house after their wedding, but Travis left the house, Barton said. Angela went drinking at two downtown bars and later found Travis at the friend’s house, according to court records.

Barton said Lee punched him in the face then fought the six officers who tried to subdue him. Lee refused to walk and had to be carried to the squad car, where he continued to fight, according to court records. Police said they had to drag him from the car into the jail.

Barton reported that in all, Travis: hit and spit on Barton, kicked Crawfordsville Police Corporal Neil Barclay’s inner thigh, kicked Officer David Long’s chest and fought Montgomery County Officers Grant Snyder and Chad Kendricks.

Travis is charged in Montgomery County Superior Court with: battery on a law enforcement officer, battery by bodily waste, resisting law enforcement and two counts of resisting law enforcement, causing injury.

[PAR35]

kicked Crawfordsville Police Corporal Neil Barclay’s inner thigh,

After pulling that stunt, it is amazing that he ended up in jail rather than the hospital. The cop should have used reasonable force on him at that point.

[KosmicKitty]

Don't really have anything to add to the Groomzilla story - outside of the fact that I'm sure that alcohol played a big part in the entire event.

But I do have a never seen before picture of Bridezilla.

Her family used to live 2 blocks from me and she had a big crush on one of my older boys friends. She used to "show up" when the boys were hanging out at someone's house, even though the kids were never, what I would say, kind to her. After the whole Bridezilla story broke, son #2 gave me this picture that he had of her.

Knowing a bit more about her family then ever got out in the news, I do feel a bit sorry for her. And extremely relieved that my boys had the good sense NOT to get involved with her.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

This is what poking holes in your face and head will do to you!

Now there is a prime example of a fine upstanding young man. NOT!

[Thinkin' Gal]

Her husband Travis R. Lee

Go figure.

[AppyPappy]

I got married two months ago and on our wedding night our car was broken into and my wife's purse was stolen.

My wedding night involved a prostitute. Top that.

[DelphiUser]

>> If you spend your wedding night in a Ramada Inn, you might be a redneck

Hey! It was a Best Western, and with the worst snow storm in 15 years closing ll the highways, I was just glad not to be staying with all the in laws at grandma's house :0

(People actually arrived at the reception on snowmobiles)

[SpinnerWebb]

In that picture is she actually tongue-kissing another girl?

[patent]

Five bucks on Under

[KosmicKitty]

In that picture is she actually tongue-kissing another girl?

Yes, but it really looked like they were just doing it for the camera. I don't believe either of the girls was too highly thought of by my sons or their friends. Picture just proves is - I removed the derogatrory comments written on the picture by one of the kids.

[flying Elvis]

You might be a redneck if....

You go bar hopping on your wedding night.

[general_re]

A popular position - I may have to move the line ;)

[muir_redwoods]

"Remember Bridezilla from a few years ago? The gal that went apesh*t at her wedding reception? Now, there's Groomzilla (unless you count Michael Schaivo as the first one)."

I'm a JP in Connecticut and have done two wedding at the facility where Bridezilla went "apesh*t" as you put it. One just a few weeks before she went off. She made the local news here about a year later as she and her husband both got charged in a mutual assault, IIRC

[hoagy62]

My wedding night involved a prostitute. Top that.

Is this a tell-able story, 'cuz now I'm REALLY curious....

[Inge_CAV]

"Remember Bridezilla from a few years ago?"

Don't forget about the wedding in a trailer that happened in Florida a few years ago. The bride spent the night in jail after brawling with one of the bridemaids. I think the name was Nailer or something like that.