PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A wedding party degenerated into violence and chaos early Monday morning after the groom allegedly became “touchy feely” with a woman working at the reception.
Pittsburgh police told KDKA they arrived at the Gateway Clipper — a waterfront events space — about 12:55 a.m. on Monday. A woman reported that the groom, 33-year-old Mark Williams, touched her and attempted to make her drink alcohol even after she told him she was pregnant.
The woman called her boyfriend, 20-year-old Tyler Smith, to pick her up. When he arrived, he and Williams got into a fight, police said.
Eventually, the groom’s brother, 35-year-old David Williams, became involved. Police said he “became aggressive with officers.”
When police arrived, they found two men covered in blood and subsequently arrested Smith and the Williams brothers.
A fourth man at the scene, 31-year-old Brian Taylor, reportedly punched out the front passenger window of a car. Sources told KDKA that Taylor allegedly yelled at police that he was HIV positive as he tried to resist arrest.
A wedding ends with the groom in handcuffs after a server for the Gateway Clipper claims he was being inappropriate with her throughout the night.
The 19-year-old server said she felt uncomfortable and tried to avoid the groom, identified as 33-year-old Mark Williams, who she said was trying to force her to take shots of liquor.
"The groom was so drunk. He came over and started rubbing my head and put his hand on my body, just touchy-feely," said the young woman, who did not want to be identified.
The server called her boyfriend to pick her up, and an argument between her boyfriend and Williams led to punches being thrown about 1 a.m. on West Station Square Drive, near the Gateway Clipper entrance, police said.
During the incident, a man identified as 31-year-old Brian Taylor punched out a car window and was covered in blood, police said. Taylor is a school board member in the Sto-Rox School District.
"I'm not clear if he was trying to break it up, or if he was trying to participate in the fight, but whatever happened, his hand went through a window of a parked car, which caused blood to go all over the place," Public Safety spokeswoman Sonya Toler said. "I do know there was a lot of blood at the scene. It was kind of confusing and loud."
When officers arrived, Taylor and Williams were bloody and walking away from the scene, police said. When officers questioned them, police said, they started screaming and put up a fight.
During the scuffle, Williams' brother, 35-year-old David Williams, wouldn't listen to police to stay back and struck an officer, police said.
David Williams is a Pennsylvania State Police trooper and was off-duty at the time of his arrest. State police are conducting an internal investigation.
While the bride watched, police handcuffed her new husband, his brother and Taylor. All three men were arrested and taken to the Allegheny County Jail.
"She was very understanding. She didn't at all argue with anybody," the server said. "She was probably shocked and in tears that this
Um, I would be serving him divorce papers next week if this were my wedding.
I'd just burn the marriage license. You aren't married until you turn that thing in and have it filed. Matches are cheaper than lawyers.
Girl yes. This mofo is feeling up folks at your WEDDING RECEPTION?? I need to hear reactions from the following people IMMEDIATELY: NitaX @soudesafinado summerkevin arnoldnuggetbrain
Post by secretlyevil on Sept 2, 2014 13:50:39 GMT -5
My initial thought was how come nuggetbrain didn't tell us her sister was getting married this weekend? Then I felt awful. And I blame y'all for turning me into a snarky hor.
Sorry nugget, I'm going to go live in the corner now.
My initial thought was how come nuggetbrain didn't tell us her sister was getting married this weekend? Then I felt awful. And I blame y'all for turning me into a snarky hor.
Sorry nugget, I'm going to go live in the corner now.
I suspect this is an area in which nugget sister doesn't play.
Post by Velar Fricative on Sept 2, 2014 14:30:33 GMT -5
If cash gifts are the norm there like they are here, I can only imagine the thank-you cards that will be sent out soon:
"Thank you for celebrating our special day with us. We appreciate your generous gift; it was already put to good use for Mark's bail. Thank you for enabling us to spend the rest of our lives together!"
My initial thought was how come nuggetbrain didn't tell us her sister was getting married this weekend? Then I felt awful. And I blame y'all for turning me into a snarky hor.
Sorry nugget, I'm going to go live in the corner now.
naw man...that's our people. Didn't you see the mugshots?
My initial thought was how come nuggetbrain didn't tell us her sister was getting married this weekend? Then I felt awful. And I blame y'all for turning me into a snarky hor.
Sorry nugget, I'm going to go live in the corner now.
naw man...that's our people. Didn't you see the mugshots?
My initial thought was how come nuggetbrain didn't tell us her sister was getting married this weekend? Then I felt awful. And I blame y'all for turning me into a snarky hor.
Sorry nugget, I'm going to go live in the corner now.
naw man...that's our people. Didn't you see the mugshots?
I knew they were white once it said one of them hit a cop and he's not dead.
"I'm not clear if he was trying to break it up, or if he was trying to participate in the fight, but whatever happened, his hand went through a window of a parked car, which caused blood to go all over the place," Public Safety spokeswoman Sonya Toler said. "I do know there was a lot of blood at the scene. It was kind of confusing and loud."
This doesn't sound like an official spokesperson statement to me. Sounds like a drunk wedding guest witness. "I'm not clear...BLOOD ALL OVER...lotta BLOOD...kinda...LOUD
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