A married Texas police chief was arrested Thursday for allegedly forging a document of annulment to mislead his mistress into believing they would get married soon. When she tried to verify the document, she went viral and discovered that he was dating another woman who was not his wife.
After a series of twists suitable for a soap opera, former Stinnett police chief Jason Collier, a 41-year-old ordained minister who is married with four children, is charged with manipulating a government document with the aim of to deceive crime. , according to the local station KACR.
The city government in Stinnett placed him on administrative leave on Wednesday, and his resignation followed shortly thereafter, according to several reports on Facebook by city authorities. He bound out of jail.
Sgt. For public safety Cindy Barkley said in a statement: ‘Collier allegedly sent a text message to the victim with a fraudulent government record. The document was a fraudulent cancellation. “According to Collier’s previous employer, the Borger police station, he is also an ordained minister.
The saga began when an Amarillo woman named Cecily Steinmetz said she was Collier‘‘s mistress posted on Facebook on Tuesday about her alleged engagement. The post forced Kristi Shaffer, another woman who said she was involved with Collier, to come forward and reveal that the principal had also introduced her. Collier’s own Facebook page has meanwhile disappeared.
Steinmetz wrote on Facebook: “Chief Jason Collier leads a double / triple life. I was his girlfriend until yesterday. He lied to me and submitted false documents of annulment to me when I found out he was married. I also found out last night from a 2nd girlfriend, Kristi. He lied to us, our children, and asked us both to marry him. ”
She said he would visit her in Amarillo as a police officer. To convince her that they were indeed about to get married, the police chief sent a photo of a cancellation to Steinmetz, according to Instagram. When she went to the 108th District Court, where Collier claims to have filed it, the court has no record.
Steinmetz told KACR, ‘He was like,’ Well, you know, I’m getting you annulled, ‘and he’s like,’ Just hold on. “I was like, ‘Okay, you know, let’s see it then,’ and he sent it to me. And I told him, I said, ‘Well, I’m not going to take it at face value.’
108th District Judge Doug Woodburn told KACR: ‘No match exists under name or cause number. Our case numbers are completely different … My court is followed by the letter E. This is a false idea. ‘