Wait a minute... lemme get this straight:
Timothy Cole was hosting a reception following his own wedding at his home in Batavia, New York, with his bride and a couple of friends. Late in the evening, a neighbor called the police and complained about an argument next door. Police arrived at the scene to find Cole fighting with one of his guests over something as innocuous as a chair. They took the groom to the station, whereupon running an arrest record search, they found something hilarious... and disturbing...
According to the Democrat And Chronicle, police found that Cole's
new wife had filed an order of protection against him less than six weeks prior to their wedding.
Though he said he could not go into specifics, Zola said Cole has “an extensive history” with the Batavia Police Department, adding that this is at least the second time that Cole has violated a court order of protection.
Not only that, they discovered the woman is Cole's ex-wife who he had, of course, just married a few hours earlier. We've heard of some terrible wedding nights, but this has got to be one for the history books for all concerned.
Cole was charged with second-degree criminal contempt July 1, meaning that he violated a previous court order. The July 1 order of protection required Cole to stay away from the woman he ended up marrying Friday. The order, which also mandated that he stay away from the woman’s home, school, business and place of employment, was to be in effect until July 1, 2011.
Because Cole violated that order of protection, he was charged with first-degree criminal contempt, a felony offense. His wife was not charged with anything, police said.
Via Democrat And Chronicle.
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