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‘Bachelor’ contestant arrested for hitting man

Mary Delgado received proposal on show in 2004 from pro bass fisherman

Image: Mary Delgado
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Mary Delgado is seen in a photo provided Friday, Nov. 23, by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office after she arrested on charges she punched her fiance in the mouth.
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updated 10:57 a.m. ET Nov. 24, 2007

SEMINOLE, Fla. - A former cheerleader for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who was proposed to on the reality TV show “The Bachelor” was accused of punching a man she lives with in the mouth, authorities said.

Mary Delgado was taken into custody just after midnight Wednesday on a battery charge and was under the influence of alcohol when she was arrested, according to a police affidavit.

Delgado received a proposal on the show in 2004 from professional bass fisherman Byron Velvick. The two appeared together Tuesday in a special episode of “The Bachelor” called “After the Final Rose.”

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The police affidavit does not name Delgado’s fiance, but says the pair have lived together “as a family” for the last three years. According to sheriff officials, Delgado was released Wednesday afternoon.

She gave her name as Maribel Liliana Delgado. A telephone listing for the pair could not be found.

Seminole is about 10 miles northwest of St. Petersburg.

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