Wedding reception ends with groom in jail, another man hospitalized after being shot

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE/Gray News) – A wedding night celebration in Indiana ended with the groom and another man in jail, while a third man was sent to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his hand.

According to Indiana State Police, a woman called 911 to report the groom, Corey Parker, allegedly shot her boyfriend during an argument and fight with another man, who was later identified as Jonathon Goff.

She told police she thought it was a drunken accident.

Parker had just finished celebrating his marriage when the shooting happened. Marriage license records indicate Parker and his wife have been legally married since 2022.

Parker told police his bride had left with Goff’s wife to return to the hotel. He said Goff had gotten into an argument with his own wife after being accused of flirting with another woman.

Parker told police as he was leaving, he and Goff got into an argument where they both shoved each other. Parker got into his car when Goff came down on top of him.

Parker told police he believed Goff was trying to get his gun in the car’s center console.

Parker said the gun was in both of their hands when “in all the rustle and bustle, the gun went off,” striking the boyfriend of the woman who called 911.

Parker told police he wasn’t sure where the man had come from but thought he was trying to get the gun from him and Goff.

Parker said he didn’t intend to shoot him. He was charged with battery for punching Goff in the face and criminal recklessness for shooting the third man in his hand.

Goff was also arrested on the same two charges. He has also pleaded not guilty and was given a $3,000 cash bond.

Both men are set to go to trial in September.

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