The 19-year-old server said she felt uncomfortable and tried to avoid the groom, identified as 33-year-old Mark Williams, who she said was trying to force her to take shots of liquor.
PHOTOS: Fight involving wedding party spills into Station Square
The server called her boyfriend to pick her up, and an argument between her boyfriend and Williams led to punches being thrown about 1 a.m. on West Station Square Drive, near the Gateway Clipper entrance, police said.
During the incident, a man identified as 31-year-old Brian Taylor punched out a car window and was covered in blood, police said. Taylor is a school board member in the Sto-Rox School District.
"I'm not clear if he was trying to break it up, or if he was trying to participate in the fight, but whatever happened, his hand went through a window of a parked car, which caused blood to go all over the place," Public Safety spokeswoman Sonya Toler said. "I do know there was a lot of blood at the scene. It was kind of confusing and loud."
When officers arrived, Taylor and Williams were bloody and walking away from the scene, police said. When officers questioned them, police said, they started screaming and put up a fight.
During the scuffle, Williams' brother, 35-year-old David Williams, wouldn't listen to police to stay back and struck an officer, police said.
David Williams is a Pennsylvania State Police trooper and was off-duty at the time of his arrest. State police are conducting an internal investigation.
While the bride watched, police handcuffed her new husband, his brother and Taylor. All three men were arrested and taken to the Allegheny County Jail.
"She was very understanding. She didn't at all argue with anybody," the server said. "She was probably shocked and in tears that this happened on her day."
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