Mourner in Funeral Procession Arrested

A funeral procession in Chicago turned violent when mourners assaulted a couple whose car accidentally crashed into the procession, police said.

Authorities said one funeral goer assaulted and punched the 63-year-old woman and 64-year-old man in the car that disrupted the Saturday procession in the Logan Square area of the city, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Another mourner hit the elderly man over the head with a bottle, police said.

One woman mourner was arrested and charged with two counts of battery.

Lateea Jordan, 28, was arrested after she turned herself in to police and was ordered held on $50,000 bail.

Jordan's attorney claimed she had only a "minor role" in the altercation, arguing with the couple before the fight broke out.

Police did not release any information on the condition of the couple or if they were seeking other suspects, the Tribune reported.

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