Oklahoma judge hands down prison sentence, then presides over nuptials

Austin, 29, of Oklahoma City, pleaded guilty in Oklahoma County District Court to a firearm charge and was sentenced to four years in prison by District Judge Jerry D. Bass.

Bass then presided over a marriage ceremony between the man and longtime girlfriend Dustie Dawn Trojack, 31, of Oklahoma City, whose two children were in attendance.

First, though, Austin and his bride-to-be took the elevator down to the court clerk's office to get a marriage license, accompanied by two sheriff's deputies.

“We've been together for a long time,” Austin said. “This is a chance for us to start our lives.”

It was a first for Bass, sentencing a man and conducting his wedding in the same day.

“It's what we do as judges,” he said. “We conduct legal business, and from time to time we conduct marriages.”