Cape groom charged with assault on new wife at wedding reception

A newlywed groom will spend his honeymoon in jail after being arrested on charges of second-degree domestic assault.

According to Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle, Henry Edward Curtis of Cape Girardeau was married on Saturday. A fight broke out between Curtis and his new wife at their home in Cape Girardeau, where the reception was being held. Injuries to the bride included a head laceration, Swingle said.

After fleeing, Curtis was caught by Cape Girardeau police and arrested. In addition to the domestic assault, he was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Mississippi County for a weapons charge.

The Mississippi County warrant carries a $500,000 bond; the Cape Girardeau Coutny warrant carries a $25,000 bond.

"I have had many cases where a domestic assault is one of the last events in a marriage, but this case may set a record for how quickly domestic violence happened in a marriage," Swingle said.