Virginia man charged after drunken wedding fight, cops say
A Burke, Va. man is in jail on a number of charges after a drunken fight at a Stafford County wedding.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. - A Virginia man is jailed without bond after a drunken fight at a Stafford County wedding, according to the sheriff’s office.
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According to the Stafford County sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a home in the 400 block of Poplar Road on Saturday after a fight was reported.
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A communications officer had learned that there was a fight at the location among intoxicated wedding guests.
Investigators say 40-year-old Todd Gricher of Burke had become drunker and drunker throughout the day, and he’d been asked to go inside the home and sleep.
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When he emerged from the house, however, Gricher punched another guest, giving them a black eye.
The sheriff’s office charged Gricher with public intoxication, assault and battery, and disorderly conduct.
They say Gricher continued to be belligerent at the magistrate’s office – and he was jailed without bond.
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