Groom arrested for having contact with bride

As a couple waited in an Illinois courthouse for their civil marriage ceremony, police moved in and arrested the groom.

The groom, police said, was violating terms of his bail on Wednesday, which prohibited him from contacting the alleged victim of a domestic battery, the Decatur Herald and Review reported.

The alleged victim was the bride.

Police said a woman reported she had been viciously beaten in her home on March 5. The assault included allegedly being pushed into kitchen cabinets and being thrown through a coffee table. On March 9, the victim was granted an order of protection against the man.

The man was released March 11 and told to stay away from the victim. Two weeks later, he was arrested after an alleged second domestic assault involving the same woman.

The man is expected in court on on Monday for the domestic battery case, the newspaper said.

Decatur is located 300 km southwest of Chicago.

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