Bring the bear spray to the wedding — you never know when you need to use it on a family member

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If you’re on the fence about whether to bring the bear spray to a wedding or not, you might as well bring it. Even if the location is unlikely to have any bears in the area, you never know when you might need to use it on an out-of-control family member.

I think that’s the lesson to be learned from an incident at a wedding venue last weekend. A Missouri man, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, was involved in multiple altercations with family members and guests at a “wedding-related event.”

WSAZ 3 reported that deputies were called last Saturday to Sunset Bluffs wedding venue in Washington, Missouri, after witnesses reported that Benjamin J. Reeders, 28, had assaulted several people, including a photographer who suffered minor injuries.

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He also allegedly pushed his mother to the ground and was on the receiving end of a family member’s bear spray prior to deputies arriving on the scene. The use of the bear spray didn’t stop him and, according to police, he was combative and resisted arrest.

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Reeders was arrested and charged with fourth-degree assault, third-degree assault and resisting arrest. His cash bond was set at $20,000.

The wedding venue released a statement about the incident, which they said took place “while a small group of the wedding party was getting ready.”

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“An invited guest arrived early in emotional distress and became involved in a physical altercation with his family and a photographer. We are relieved that everyone involved is OK,” Sunset Bluffs said.

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They thanked law enforcement, pointed out that safety for all involved in the wedding is their top priority and were happy to report that the wedding went on as planned.

That warms the heart, doesn’t it? A little family bear spray and the police on the scene are no reason to cancel a wedding.