Link What would you do in the groom's shoes? Groom Still Wants to Marry Runaway Bride By CHARLES ODUM, Associated Press Writer 20 minutes ago DULUTH, Ga. - The jilted groom whose bride-to-be ran away four days before their wedding still wants to marry Jennifer Wilbanks, saying, "Haven't we all made mistakes?" ADVERTISEMENT "Just because we haven't walked down the aisle, just because we haven't stood in front of 500 people and said our 'I Do's, my commitment before God to her was the day I bought that ring and put it on her finger, and I'm not backing down from that," John Mason said Monday in an interview with Fox News' Hannity & Colmes show. It was Mason's first public statement since he learned on the morning of his scheduled wedding day that his fiancee was not kidnapped, but instead had cold feet. As her family and friends feared the worst, police say the bride-to-be cut her hair, took a Greyhound bus to Las Vegas and didn't call her family to say she wanted to back out of a lavish, 600-guest wedding planned for Saturday. The runaway triggered a huge manhunt and requests from police that Mason take a polygraph test. Mason said he has given the 32-year-old Wilbanks her ring back — she'd left it at the house — and said they still planned to marry. But if Mason and Wilbanks' family are ready to forgive the jittery bride, authorities are still peeved. The mayor said Monday she is looking into the possibility of suing Wilbanks for the estimated $100,000 cost of searching for her. A local prosecutor said Monday he will conduct a thorough investigation, which could take weeks, before deciding whether to charge Wilbanks for falsely claiming she had been kidnapped. Porter said Wilbanks could face a misdemeanor charge of false report of a crime or a felony charge of false statements. The misdemeanor carries a penalty of up to a year in jail; five years in prison is the maximum sentence for the felony.
she's kind of cute, and I'm sure the make up sex would be great for a few days. After that though, she'd have to get the boot.
Another good question is how much does she owe the county. Apparently they paid 100,000 to find her. But the fact is, prior to the moment she called and lied to the police, she didn't commit a crime, so why is she liable for their attempt to solve a crime that never occured. She didn't ask them to find her. I say just let her go free. It sets bad precedent for police procedure, but hell, she didn't do anything wrong. The town cried wolf. She didn't.
It was easy to vote "HELL NO" because I don't love the woman. This sends off alarms like practically nothing else could...
The picture of the fiance was taken before she was 'found'. So she may have been adbucted, raped and murdered, and he's all smiles. Who should drop who?
Run away and don't look back. This whole this sends up enormous signals of mental instability. If the stress of a wedding has her running away, then I hate to see her reaction to dealing with the stress of small children.
First, the nastiest makeup sex you can think of. Then, run like hell. Oh, and cover that bad boy up because you dont need equally crazy kids.
We don't know this situation. We don't know how she truly is or how he truly is or all the things in her life. All we know is there were obviously some issues that needed to be worked out. She probably had misgivings for a reason. It played out on a bigger stage than usual, and shows that she's kind of unraveled right now, but... who should be dumping who? I hope everybody just leaves her alone and doesn't keep adding a bunch of media scrutiny and ridicule to the stress she is already facing. Sorry to be so serious all the time, but I wonder sometimes about how we as human beings treat each other when we see each other going through rough times. It's not like she had the police searching for her just because she thought it would be funny. Something is deeply wrong here. I hope she finds the peace and stability she needs... and this may or may not be the right guy for her.
Someone needs to pay. It is a crime to report a false crime. I haven't kept up with this story so whoever reported it (her parents, or her fiance) should be fined.
Sorry, Isabel, but after the Scott Peterson case and the idiot who shot his wife because of his fake medical degree and the Shandra Levy case, I have a lot of trouble having any sympathy for this gal. She put not only the groom but her family through all sorts of fear and pain. Her parents thought she could be dead...in fact.. there was even some speculation that the husband was "a person of interest." Imagine dinner with the in-laws after you know that at one point they thought you killed their daughter. Yeah, thats gonna be a great time. This girl planned this in advance and put many people through emotional (and financial) hell. She deserves all she has coming to her. If she has just run on the spur of the moment, then yeah, I would feel bad. But this was thought out. Not well, but thought out. She could have confided in her pastor, her family, her maid of honor, or even faked an illness to delay the wedding. But this was chicken**** and insensitive to many people. She should pay back the cops, take her public humility, hang with Oprah and Dr Phil, and then fade into obscurity when her 15-minutes of fame are up. However, someone's gotta be a shoulder for her to cry on, so maybe you can be that person.
