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Florida Groomsman Attacks Wedding Guests, Including The Bride

Author Dave & Chuck the Freak
There was definitely drama at this wedding! (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Unfortunately, drama happens at weddings. It could be someone is late, maybe something didn’t arrive, or perhaps it’s an unruly guest. Well, that happened recently at a wedding. In Florida, a groomsman was arrested after attacking wedding guests, including the bride!

So, what started the whole incident? Let’s dive in!

Florida Groomsman Attacks Wedding Guests, Including The Bride

According to The Smoking Gun, Rontae Stokes, 45, attended the wedding of his sister, Anita Brooks, in Largo, Florida. A nice family affair? No. Definitely not! Oh, I should mention that Stokes is reportedly an ex-con. I feel like that context helps explain things.

The Smoking Gun reports that during the wedding celebration, he “got into a verbal altercation with the bride.” After, he reportedly struck her and became physically aggressive. After, he was escorted out of the wedding where he struck several other people on his way out. Other people he attacked included his 65-year old mother, a niece, brother-in-law, and a bridesmaid, per The Smoking Gun.

Court records indicate that alcohol was believed to play a factor in the incident. The Smoking Gun reports he was booked on five battery counts, which were charged as felonies because of his past convictions. Additionally, he was charged with a misdemeanor criminal mischief rap for allegedly throwing a lawn chair into a glass door as he was being removed from the wedding, per The Smoking Gun.

Groomsman Attacks Bride At Florida Wedding

Man, can you imagine? Now, he’s got beef not only with the groom’s side of the family and the guy who married his sister…but he’s got problems within his own family! They say no man is an island, but Rontae Stokes might become the first! Not sure who’s going to be around that he can turn to for support after this one. Have to imagine he burned a lot of bridges that night.

Check out Stokes’ mugshot below!

Rontae Stokes mugshot

Rontae Stokes mugshot (via Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office)

Caution! 5 Things You Should Never Do Drunk

At the time, it may sound like a fun idea. You might even be able to talk yourself into believing it will be a good time and positive things will come out of it. However, I must proceed to warn you to act with caution. These are 5 things you should never do drunk. If you do, you’re very likely going to regret it.

You may have heard of liquid courage. It’s the term we’ve given to that phenomena where you have feelings of self-confidence and self-assuredness after consuming alcohol. For example, when you’re at the bar and you’ve had a couple of drinks and you aren’t scared to talk to that girl you’ve never met who’s sitting next to you. Usually, you wouldn’t speak to her. You’d be too shy or feel awkward. However, with liquid courage, you’re ready to approach.

Understanding Liquid Courage

In reality, the alcohol didn’t actually make you brave. In fact, alcohol causes our brain to release the chemical dopamine, which is a hormone that deals with motivation and rewards. According to The Guest House, the confidence isn’t real, the alcohol has changed our perception. That feeling of confidence and re-assuredness is actually a false sense of those things. That’s where alcohol and its dependency can become a real problem for people. We believe that confidence is real and begin to depend on alcohol to help us in those situations, creating what could be a very slippery slope.

Unfortunately, that false sense of confidence isn’t the only problem with alcohol. Truth is, people do some dumb things when they’re drinking. Sure, there are fun things, as well. However, that’s not what we’re talking about right now. To avoid creating any problems or drama, these are five things you should never do drunk.

Some things on the list are obvious, but still need to be pointed out. Others, you might need a reminder for. Hopefully, you aren’t doing any of these five things that you should never do drunk. You could get arrested, in trouble, dumped, or worse. Stick to having fun and enjoying yourself when you choose to have some drinks. In order to do that, you’re going to want to avoid making these mistakes!

5 Things You Should Never Do Drunk

  • Drive

    First and foremost, this needs to be said. Don’t drink and drive. Buzzed driving is drunk driving. There’s nothing cool about it. Call a Ride Share or find a Designated Driver. Always try to plan ahead and know drinking and driving is not worth it.

    Drunk Driving

    Think about the consequences. Don’t drink and drive! (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

  • Text Your Ex

    They don’t call it “liquid courage” for nothing. Don’t reach out to your ex after (or while) you’ve been drinking. Don’t text. Don’t call. Don’t DM. Leave it be. You’ll definitely regret it in the morning. A drunk text at 2am on a Wednesday isn’t going to help you win her back, I promise. It’ll likely end up doing more harm than good.

    Texting

    Hopefully, she isn’t texting her ex. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

  • Athletic Activities

    It may sound fun in your mind, but your body isn’t ready for it. One wrong movement and there goes your ankle. Save the heroics for when you’re sober.

    Running track athletic

    He’s okay to run because I assume he hasn’t been drinking. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

  • Make An Impulsive Purchase

    Keep off the internet when you’ve been drinking. Otherwise, a couple days later you’ll receive a package of $100 worth of hot sauce from Amazon. Trust me, I’ve been there. You don’t have room to store all these random bottles of hot sauce. Put it in your cart, sure. However, don’t buy it. Sleep on it.

    Online Shopping

    Online shopping (Photo illustration by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

  • Make Plans

    Don’t make plans when you’re drunk. Sober You likely won’t appreciate the plans Drunk You made the night before. You don’t even like horses, why would you agree to go clean up a stable??

    Cheers

    Cheers! Hopefully, nobody regrets making these plans. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)

Cort Freeman was born and raised in Metro Detroit. He was named Clarkston High School 2009 Class Clown 13 years after graduating. Totally normal thing to happen. That’s thanks to his time spent as an Intern at Comedy Central and Social Media Correspondent for The Colbert Report. Cort has done comedy across the country, both standing up and sitting down. When he’s not trying to make you laugh on-air and online, he’s probably at home enjoying his favorite shows like Seinfeld, South Park, and The Office. He’s also totally uncomfortable writing about himself in the third person. Cort enjoys writing about comedy, food, sports, and entertainment. So, basically anything and everything.
Rondae Stokes mugshot

Rondae Stokes mugshot (via Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office)

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