Mary Delgado’s mug shot
There was a big to-do over that show “The Bachelor” this season because bachelor Brad Womack refused to choose a fiance or even a girlfriend at the end, telling the two finalists he wasn’t in love with either of them and sending them both packing. He may have chosen the wisest course, considering that his chances of staying with his chosen mate would have been statistically slim. In eleven Bachelor seasons and three Bachelorettes, only two couples are still together, according to People Magazine.

Bachelorette Trista Sutter and her firefighting poet husband Ryan, married for almost four years with a four-month-old baby boy, are the golden couple of the faux-reality series. The only other couple still together are professional fisherman Bachelor Byron Velvick and his fiance Mary Delgado. They met on the show in 2005 and made an appearance on the “After the Final Rose” episode this year as a success story, saying they planned to marry in November, 2008.

Trista and Ryan could be be the only couple left now though. Mary was just booked in Tampa, Florida on charges of hitting Bryon in the face, leaving him with a bloodied lip. When questioned by police, Mary admitted hitting Bryon. She was arrested and spent a half day in jail.

Delgado was arrested early Wednesday morning by Pinellas County police and charged with domestic battery, Tampa Bay’s WFTS-TV ABC affiliate reported Friday. She was booked into the Pinellas County Jail around 12:30AM Wednesday morning and was released on her own recognizance later that afternoon, WFTS reported.

According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit, Delgado hit Velvick in the face, causing a cut on his upper lip. The 40-year-old Tampa resident subsequently admitted to striking Velvick, WFTS reported. The charges of domestic battery against Delgado are a misdemeanor, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office subject charge report. Alcohol was reportedly a factor.

[From RealityTVWorld]

This might not spell the end of Mary and Bryon’s relationship, but along with the non-romantic ending of this season’s series, it might hasten the end of The Bachelor. We can only hope that ABC gets the hint.

The Bachelor’s creator said he wanted to end the show this season with a shot of Brad Womack sitting on the couch, eating a sub and watching football. Instead it concluded with a schmaltzy shot of him looking at the engagement ring, as if contemplating his non-choice. As this story shows, there are much worse ways it could have ended.