News in Brief: Judge Sentences Man, Then Marries Him

It was a bittersweet Valentine's Day for Kevin Felder and Misty Johnson. Just minutes after Judge James Mazzone sentenced Felder to 5 to 18 years for robbery, he personally performed a marriage ceremony for the couple.

Felder was convicted of stealing $340 from a convenience store. Though the crime seems rather minor, Felder was already on probation for a domestic violence crime against his soon-to-be bride.

While one might be tempted to ask, 'What was she thinking?' of the bride, being that her newly-wed husband has already been convicted of abusing her, and is now off to prison for a long stay, one must also wonder what he was thinking. Not only did he marry the girl that pressed charges against him - and stayed with him through that - but that very day, he'd already been given one lengthy sentence. That Felder voluntarily added a 'ball and chain' to his predicament forces one to question the sanity of both members of the 'happy couple'.