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Newlyweds to stand trial after brawl

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PITTSBURGH, May 29 (UPI) -- A Pittsburgh judge has ruled a pair of newlyweds will stand trial on charges related to a hotel brawl with another wedding party.

District Judge Richard Opiela ordered David and Christa Wielechowski to report for a formal arraignment June 25 in Common Pleas Court, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Thursday.

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David Wielechowski, 32, faces charges of disorderly conduct, criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated assault, six counts of simple assault and one count of harassment reduced from simple assault.

Christa Wielechowski, 25, is charged with five counts of simple assault and one count each of criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, public intoxication and criminal conspiracy.

The two were allegedly involved in an April 27 fight at the Ross Hotel between their wedding party and another party. A member of the other party suffered a fractured wrist and broken tooth in the fight.

Witnesses said the brawl began as a fight between the newly-married Wielechowskis.

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