Bride Danya Shea Liberty, 42, and catering Joycelyn Montrinis Bryant, 31, have been charged with negligence, marijuana delivery and violating the Florida Anti-Counterfeiting Act, according to the affidavits.
CNN was unable to contact Liberty and Bryant or determine if they have lawyers.
An affidavit alleges that Liberty agreed and allowed Joycene Montrinis Bryant to tie the food she served … with cannabis without the knowledge of those present, many of whom became very ill and needed medical attention.
When Seminole County MPs arrived at a community club in Longwood, Florida, on Feb. 19, several wedding guests were treated by County Fire and Rescue officials for “symptoms similar to those of someone who has used illicit drugs,” according to both affidavits.
When an MP asked Danya and her husband, Andrew Svoboda, if they had asked for or given their consent to a cannabis-containing food, Andrew “stared (at the MP) blankly for a few moments before stuttering” no “,” sworn statements. .
Deputies collected food and glassware from the wedding venue, which were used by guests, including a glass of beer, lasagna and desserts, according to the affidavits. Lasagna later tested positive for THC, according to documents.
Laboratory tests showed at least 3 guests with positive results
Some guests reported feeling “hit” and “bad and bloated,” the affidavits said, while others said they felt “weird, tingling, restless and extremely dry in the mouth” after eating at the wedding.
According to the affidavits, a woman who attended the wedding told an investigator that while in hospital she felt paranoid and “believed that her husband … did not tell her the truth about the other members of the family” and that her son – in – The law had died and no one told her. She said she became noisy and disobedient in the emergency room and had to be given medication to calm down.
Laboratory tests showed that three wedding guests had urine tests that were positive for cannabis, according to the affidavits.
A guest told investigators that when she found out she was bloated, she asked Svoboda if she had “put marijuana in olive oil”, according to the affidavits. The guest told an MP from Svoboda that he answered “yes” and “got excited”, according to the documents.
However, another guest said that when she sent an SMS to Svoboda from the hospital, asking her what was happening and what was given to her, the bride replied: “Ugh, we have no idea,” the swearing-in statements said.
According to court records, both Liberty and Bryant have been released from Seminoule County Jail and will face trial in June.
CNN’s Sarah Smart contributed to this report.
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