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Till jail do us part - Oklahoma man proposes while being arrested

"We're best friends. He completes me. He's my rock and I'm his rock. Everybody thinks he's a bad guy and he's not," says new fiancée.

By Evan Bleier
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Getting down on one knee might be overrated…

While he was being arrested for two outstanding warrants, an Oklahoma man still was able to propose to the his girlfriend after the officer got the engagement ring from the suspect's coat and gave it to her.

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It’s unclear if they will need conjugal visits, but she said yes.

Justin Harrel, 32, was arrested for obtaining cash or merchandise by bogus check but that didn’t matter to his new fiancée, Elaina Rios.

It doesn’t seem to matter to her either that her husband-to-be proposed while wearing handcuffs.

"We're best friends. He completes me. He's my rock and I'm his rock. Everybody thinks he's a bad guy and he's not," Rios said.

Elk City Police Chief Eddie Holland was complimentary of the discretion his officer showed and said that it was "policing at its best with a heart."

"And it's Christmas time. People have lives, and we help them our best to live those lives," Chief Holland said.

[KWTV]

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