Nevada Man Accused of Battery for Carrying Mom Out of His Wedding
- Posted on October 21, 2011 at 11:11pm by
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MINDEN, Nev. (AP) — A western Nevada man faces charges after authorities say he carried his mother out of a church when she arrived to stop his wedding.
The Record-Courier reports Justin Lew Harris of Gardnerville carried his 56-year-old mother out of the church Monday as she loudly objected to the ceremony.
Church volunteer Jim Jameson says Harris’ wedding at the Carson Valley United Methodist Church was called off after the disruption. He didn‘t know what the mother’s objections concerned.
The 35-year-old Harris faces misdemeanor disorderly conduct and coercion charges. He was released from jail on his own recognizance Wednesday.
East Fork Justice Tom Perkins urged Harris to treat family members with respect after the mother indicated she wanted contact with him. Perkins ordered Harris to return to court for a hearing Nov. 2.
No phone listing for Harris could be found.
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Information from: Gardnerville Record-Courier, http://www.recordcourier.com
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Comments (49)
CottonMPG
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 6:01pmWhat a rotten worthless mother! Causing a scene at his wedding. Shame on her!! Now she is allowing him to be punished for removing her. How awful!!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 7:18pmAnd, after all this… she will be his Mother-in-law… for the REST OF HIS LIFE!
Report Post »LDSmommy
Posted on October 23, 2011 at 5:28amI don’t know..if my son tries to marry the nutcase he’s been dating for two years, I might do the same thing!
Report Post »Jennifer_D
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 3:49pmThis man throwing his mother out of his wedding was a terrible thing to do. If he did not want his mother to attend his wedding he should have addressed that before the big day. On another note; I bet this man will end up wishing he had listened to his momma. Whether or not we like to admit it; mommas can sniff out a deadbeat whereas being so emotionally invested we may not.
Report Post »MerryJ1
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 4:21pmAw, Jennifer, come on! This man was at the beginning of his wedding ceremony when his mother loudly charged into the church demanding that the ceremony be halted. The time for her to voice her objections to HIS marriage, or HIS choice of a life-mate, or whatever decision of HIS she thinks SHE should be in charge of, was in private, before the wedding day. Then, if he rejected her counsel and advice, if she was any kind of a mother or even a decent human being, she would stuff a sock in it. If she’d rather give up her son than to accept his bride, that’s her choice — but his decision regarding who his wife will be, and when, is HIS and his partner’s choice.
Report Post »LDSmommy
Posted on October 23, 2011 at 5:36amMerry, I would have agreed with you two years ago! I don’t like my only daughters husband, but I stay quiet. HOWEVER! One of my sons is with a CRAZY girl that hits him, does drugs, drinks and just goes generally bonkers every few HOURS. She is bi-polar and refuses treatment. She was a sweet (ish) girl before this. So naturally, he thinks he can “save” her. I have no trouble with her being ill, just that she won’t get help and hurts my son. I’ve watched him go from being a confident, popular guy to acting like he has Battered Wives Syndrome. It breaks my heart but I know he has to see it for himself. BUT, like I said in another post, if he went to marry her…well, I might lose it!
Report Post »netmail
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 2:30pmI think I saw Harry at the courthouse getting a license to marry the bearded lady from Circus Circus. I say that because he was reading her Cowboy Poetry.
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 12:05pmWe can all sit and make comments and take sides, but the truth is we do not have enough info to make any kind of informed remarks. Therefore, I say let’s wait and see, Mom may be right on, maybe the son is, but anyone marrying a guy when his Mom strenuously objects should do their own homework. Could save a lot of heartache later on.
Report Post »pitboss711
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 1:10pmThe man is 35 years old…old enough to get married without his mother’s interference. The only mistake he made was not calling the police to have her removed.
Report Post »ljfriday
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 11:46amI’m glad to see there are a few people on here who get it. The mother was the one with disorderly conduct. I am proud of this guy for carrying her out of the wedding. There is no mention of him harming her in anyway. SHE should be absolutely ashamed of disrespecting her adult son in such a way. I cannot believe that she called the cops on him, or that the police arrested him. Battery charges would suggest that some sort of harm was done to her, there obviously was not. If he was going to get arrested anyway, he should have duct taped her mouth shut and finished the ceremony while they waited for the cops to get there. Cases like this do nothing to motivate peaceful resolutions to very difficult situations.
Report Post »selenesteets
Posted on October 23, 2011 at 1:32pmps: if we don’t like the, hmm, assertiveness with which the man handled the situation, look at the woman who raised him.
Report Post »HumbleCitizen
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 11:31amI am sure he knew mom’s position. He and his bride-to-be should have used better judgement and planning. If it had been me, I would have had my “dream wedding” some other location where no one would have been able to disrupt my special day.
Report Post »As for the assault charge…mom is the one who had to file for… and push…the charge. Kinda shows her mindset about her son doesn’t it? I‘m glad she isn’t my mother.
MerryJ1
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 4:24pmAmen! How would you like to have that witch for a mother-in-law? (Shudder, shudder)
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 10:50amNothing brings out the mean and ugly in the female of the species like weddings. Funerals are a close second.
Report Post »I’d say this fellow showed about as much restraint as he could muster. Mommy needs to realize Junior is all grown up and, as an adult, can make adult decisions. It is pathetic to watch mothers try to save their children from the real world. Kinda reminds me of the Pink Floyd tune “Mother.”
9111315
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 10:11amMom should have addressed the problem before the wedding and then shut her pie hole.
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 10:03amSounds to me like a mother who just won’t let go. There is something wrong with a mother who will go through such lengths to prevent her adult son from getting married. He carried her out of the church because she was disrupting the ceremony. He wasn’t violent with her. The woman is a nut job.
Report Post »political junky
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 9:54amStrange, to say the least! Could be he’s already married! Who knows.
Report Post »Carol Ingian
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 9:48amMom probably knows some things about the son, that the son didn’t want the bride to know.
Report Post »I’m sure the bride can do much better!
watashbuddyfriend
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 9:09amHad they already “cleaved together, and became one?”
Report Post »AuditoryEngineer
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 8:29am“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.” Genesis 2
Mama needs to get a clue. She’s not #1 anymore. Even if she thinks its a mistake, she needs to let a man make his own mistakes. It’s part of life. And he obviously loved this woman enough to pay for an actual wedding, not just the courthouse.
Report Post »seldomscene
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 8:38amDid anyone say that the wife was a woman?
Report Post »Wyatt's Torch
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 4:21pmMaybe his wife-to-be is his sister…or 5 years old…or livestock? We probably need more info before we throw Bibles at them.
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 7:24amSure would be nice to hear what the mom was upset about. She probably thought this was the only and last way to prevent her son from making (in her opinion) a big mistake. She probably respected the sanctity of marriage. Who knows, but she probably needed to be removed. They could have called the police to remove her,but that would have ruined what would have been a good day. All in All I think it is a humorous story to read.
Report Post »clockwatcher
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 7:08amListen to your mother. Never ever trade your mother’s love for a wife, in the end she will be right.
Report Post »TxMadMac
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 7:02amI‘m a guy and i’m thinking if that bride didn’t take off for the nearest exit, she’s dumber than dirt ! Unless they were planning on moving at least 2,000 miles away from mommy dearest, she’s in for trouble, big time. On the surface it’s amuseing but on the serious side it could get deadly !
Report Post »Lone Ranger
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 6:30amThat guy’s fiancee needs to immediately log onto eHarmony.
Report Post »rickbob
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 5:38amIn any event, Mom accomplished what she set out to do. . .
Report Post »ArchStudent
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 3:52amOK, maybe I’m the only one who sees it, but I think there is a problem when the act of carrying one of your family members out of a church renders “disorderly conduct and coercion charges”. I feel like this is a personal matter and of no concern of the State. If he caused his mother physical harm or any mental anguish (only from the act of removing her) then maybe disorderly conduct, but not coercion. Let the mother press charges if she wants, but don”t jail the man.
Secondly- this doesn’t belong on the blaze unless the author can make some kind of point as to how the State is becoming too involved in our daily lives, BUT that is thin at best in this case.
Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 4:58amI don’t see the problem with the story, especially in the context of attacks on personal freedoms we’ve seen in recent years. The story was short, and I view it as just an informational piece to file away for future reference.
Report Post »Unless the Blaze was to put out several a day, why make a big deal?
Unless the son beat her, he had every right to carry her out.
justice41
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 9:16amThe disorderly conduct actually appears to be that of the mother. If anyone should be charges, it is her. An adult son has the legal right to choose his own bride without interference from others including family members.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 10:02amThere isn’t a statement about whether or not the mother was on medications, or whether or not there had been previous attempts by the mother to stop the marriage.
I know of three weddings that had off duty police men present due to potential family problems. In one case, it was the mother; in the second, an in-law and in the third; the ex-wife. Both of them were just plain controlling and had made previous threats. So, I don’t think it is neccessarily the groom that has a problem.
I suspect that the mother was the one who called the police and pressed charges.
Report Post »Warm In The Desert
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 2:01amScott Baker,
This article appears here for what purpose I know not. You apparently know not either, what comprises importance this great and floundering country to write such a mindless and irrelevant article.
Your talent reaches no further, than to proffer this to your audience? Excusing even a late night date, and needing to get “one more out the door for Glenn” is no excuse this poor assemblage of words that matter not, to anything, anyone, seriously concerned about today’s issues.
Find a home in Tabloid Journalism if you need to.
Report Post »GBMBulletsSKNRD
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 5:16amFunny thing is no one twisted your arm to read this or for that matter to be on this site.
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 7:12amAnd yet you read it AND commented. It’s kinda like ad campaigns the more that watch or read the more such stories will be put up.If you are displeased stop clicking on the comments section or even the headline itself…………….Nevermind maybe you just needed to _itch
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 9:17amLet’s all flood to the Desert Site
Oh yeah , you don’t have a site
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 1:40amwhat…..the……crazy
Report Post »conservativewoman
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 1:22amIf you can’t convince your son BEFORE he is standing at the altar, you might as well give up.
Report Post »I feel sorry for the daughter-in-law. I would not marry the guy if I had to deal with that kind
of mother-in-law. They can make you life a living hell.
Darla_K
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 7:41amThat is why the future mother-n-law caused a problem, so the daughter-n-law would not marry her son. LOL Why wasn’t the mom arrested for disorderly conduct? Just sayin….
Report Post »netmail
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 12:55amFor a good time in Vegas that doesn’t cost a dime, go to the court house and watch the parade of people getting their marriage licenses. It’s the best show in town. Nevada gets the freaks no doubt. Would love to have seen a video on this particular nightmare.
Report Post »fancydancy
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 9:00am@Netmail
“Nevada has the best show in town”…well I think their Senator Harry Reid also provides one. What is wrong with these people electing this man time after time?
Report Post »netmail
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 2:46pmI think I saw Harry at the courthouse getting a license to marry the bearded lady from Circus Circus. I say that because he was reading her Cowboy Poetry.
Report Post »Prezzuhdint_Mohammad_Ovomit
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 12:50amCool story, Blaze.
Report Post »Cosmos102
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 1:01amWhy is this story on the Blaze??? Do you want me to send the story about my family Christmas? So far it’s turning out to be a hum dinger. One sister has threatened to boycott if we don’t let her have her choice for the meal..soup. That’s it. Just soup. Now I ask you, soup as a Christmas dinner? No ham, turkey, casseroles….just soup.
Call me, Blaze. reporter, and I’ll send you the details.
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 7:18am@Cosmos102—–Cheeez! don’t you people have a clue. Don’t click on the story and move along,the whole world doesn’t revolve around your preferences in reading!.-itch,-itch,-itch. is that all you people do is -itch about what you Aren’t forced to read. If you think you have a better way then start your own da-mn news site!
Report Post »afishfarted
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 12:50amSounds like Mommy nees to cut the cord. And sounds like a man’s right for privacy and the personal defense of it is gone too.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 1:15amWill the last Real Man… turn of the lights when he leaves!
Report Post »Californiasodbuster
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 2:57amThis is a nice area of the eastern sierras, far from las vegas.
Report Post »I can understand this being a non story, but maybe his mom is really a flaming psychotic freak nutbag kook, it could happen.