How to go Directly From Your Wedding to Jail
A Burnsville, Minnesota man just had to get married. Following the wedding he was taken directly to jail.
According to Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune writer Nick Coleman, Markieth Hogan was on trial for second-degree assault following an argument in St. Paul where a man was shot in the ankle. Hogan claimed the shot was fired by a mysterious “Mr. K.” Judge John Van de North gave the case to the jury at noon and told Hogan to be ready to reappear in 15 minutes after the jury reached a verdict. The jury went to lunch, returned and deliberated for 90 minutes, reaching a verdict around 3:00 pm.
Hogan, meanwhile, was nowhere to be found. It turns out he had gone to Lake Minnetonka to get married. He finally showed up at 5:15 pm, breathless and wearing a tuxedo. His bride and the wedding party arrived a few minutes later. The judge read Hogan the riot act and made him apologize to the jury for making them wait for two hours.
The bride began to cry when the guilty verdict was read. Hogan was taken in to jail. When he asked if he could kiss the bride, the judge said no.
Judge Van de North said “Mr. Hogan was trying to squeeze a little too much living into a little too short of a time. He must have hoped the jury would have taken a little longer to reach a verdict.”
The judge did make sure Hogan’s rented tux got returned. He had a prison jumpsuit to wear after all.
