Illinois courthouse wedding leads to arrest

DECATUR — Something came between a central Illinois couple as they waited to marry — a court order forbidding the groom from contact with the bride.

The (Decatur) Herald & Review reports that 23-year-old Billy Rutherford was arrested Wednesday for allegedly violating the terms of his bail as he and his fiancée waited outside a Macon County courtroom to get married.

Rutherford was free on bond after being charged in March with aggravated domestic battery. The fiancée had told police in March that Rutherford beat her for an entire day. Rutherford was ordered to stay away from her and was arrested later in March for allegedly violating the order.

Rutherford hasn’t entered a plea in either case.

He couldn’t be reached for comment Friday. The phone number listed for Rutherford is disconnected.