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John Mason and Jennifer Wilbanks (Photo: AP) "Do I think she is a danger to the community? Is there going to be an epi demic of runaway brides if she's not prosecuted?
John Mason is defending his fiance's decision, and says he still wants t o walk down the aisle with her. The guilt she is dealing with "has got t o be consequence enough to me," Mason said Monday in an interview with F ox News' "Hannity & Colmes" show. It was Mason's first public statement since he learned on the morning of his wedding day that his intended, Jennifer Wilbanks, had gotten cold fe et. "We would still welcome her back to the family," Mason father Claude said Tuesday on CBS News' The Early Show. We've tried to he lp you through this as best we can, and it's your decision to make," Cla ude Mason told co-anchor Harry Smith. "'And if you decide you still want to marry her, be happy. "She just wants the whole world to know she's very, very sorry." But, Carter Brank, an agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, sai d the would-be bride "didn't come right out and apologize" when he inter viewed her. But, "she was somewhat remorseful for what she had done," he said. If Mason and family members are ready to forgive Wilbanks, authorities ar e still peeved. Officials are looking into the possibility of suing Wilb anks for the estimated $40,000 to $60,000 cost of searching for her. "We feel a tad betrayed and some are very hurt about it," Mayor Shirley L asseter said. A decision on whether to sue Wilbanks will be made in the next several we eks, reports CBS News Correspondent Randall Pinkston.
John Mason, fianc of the runaway bride, shocked many when he said th at he still wanted to marry Jennifer Wilbanks. Claude Mason, the groom-t o-be's dad, spoke toThe Early Show.
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