Groom Kicks Bride In Ribs On Wedding Night After Reception Drinking, Police Use Taser On Angry Newlywed

A groom, 31-year-old David Wachinski, was thrown in jail on his wedding night after he allegedly kicked his new bride in the ribs and punched her in the face. The newlyweds were drinking at the wedding reception before returning to Wachinski’s Pennsylvania home. Upon returning to the home, The new bride, Katie Thompson, says the pair began to argue. During the argument, Thompson says that her new husband hit her in the face and kicked her in the ribs. Wachinski then allegedly threw a male friend, William Thieret, who was trying to break up the fight, into the wall, leaving a hole and dislodging the flat screen television. The friend held down the enraged groom until police could arrive.

The Daily Mail reports that David Wachinski and Katie Thompson were married on Saturday afternoon. The pair said their vows and proceeded to a wedding reception that included alcohol. The police report indicates that both the bride and groom consumed alcohol at the reception before retiring to Wachinski’s home. However, the newlyweds began to argue and, at around 1:00 a.m., police were called to the home about a domestic dispute.

The blushing bride claims that her new husband punched her in the face and kicked her in the ribs during an argument. A male friend then intervened and thrown against a wall. The police report indicates that the friend was thrown hard enough against the wall that it left a hole and dislodged a flat screen television set. The friend was able to hold Wachinski down until police could arrive, but the angry newlywed did not go with police without a fight.

Police say they “needed [a] Taser” to subdue the groom. The Observer-Reporter indicates that when police arrived to the scene, the groom was lying in the kitchen floor with the male friend, William Thieret, holding him down. Police noted that a Taser was needed to subdue the newlywed and that he was arrested for simple assault, harassment, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.

The police report does not indicate what the newlyweds were fighting about prior to the alleged assault. However, it was noted that alcohol was consumed by both the bride and groom at the reception before the altercation.

The groom spent his wedding night in jail instead of at home with his wife and was placed in the Washington County jail. The judge set the angry groom’s bond at $5,000 and was released after the bail was posted.

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