An Alabama minister was arrested by police after trying to officiate a same-sex marriage — although the local sheriff claimed the minister was arrested for refusing to leave the county probate office, not for trying to perform the marriage.

Autauga County authorities charged Anne Susan Diprizio, 44, of Prattville for disorderly conduct while she was trying to officiate the wedding of a same-sex couple inside the office shortly after they had received their marriage license, according to an ABC News report.

Rulings Monday from a federal judge and the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in Alabama courthouses, but many counties refused to allow them anyway. The Autauga County Probate Office ceased all marriages within the office as of Friday, with Probate Judge Al Booth claiming that the decision was due to “work flow” rather than a federal court order lifting the ban on same-sex marriages, the report stated.

Diprizio, an ordained minister, attempted to perform a marriage at the probate office, causing authorities to arrest her for disorderly conduct, claimed Autauga County Sheriff Joe Sedinger according to the ABC News report.

When deputies asked her to leave the office, Diprizio reportedly got down on her knees and refused to leave. She was there trying to conduct a marriage ceremony for Courtney Cannon and Morgan Plunkett, both of Autauga County, who had received a marriage license from the probate office. The couple didn’t know the probate office had stopped performing marriage ceremonies and planned to go to Montgomery County.

Judge Booth commanded the couple and Diprizio to leave after they attempted to perform the marriage ceremony. Autauga County Sheriff Joe Sedinger claimed that he and the deputies were simply “doing our duty” by arresting her for disorderly conduct.

Diprizio was released on $1,000 bond.

Judge Booth reportedly refused to see Diprizio when she asked to speak with him, and said she would continue to offer to perform marriage ceremonies in the future.