Married Police Chief Accused Of Cheating Arrested For Forging Annulment Papers To Appear Single To Multiple Girlfriends

A married Texas police chief accused of cheating on his wife was arrested last week for forging annulment papers so he could appear single to not one — but two— of his girlfriends. 

People reports that Jason Collier, 41, resigned from his post, according to a statement released by the city of Stinnett. He was arrested on Thursday for charges of “tampering with a governmental record/with the intent to defraud,” which is a felony.

“Collier allegedly sent a text message to the victim with a fraudulent government record attached,” Sgt. Cindy Barkley said. “The document was a fraudulent marriage annulment.”

At the Hutchinson County District Attorney’s Office’s request, the Texas Rangers have launched a criminal investigation. 

One of Collier’s girlfriends, Cecily Steinmetz, said in a Facebook post that she was in a relationship with the former chief until Monday. At that time, she found out that Collier was leading a “double/triple life.”

“I also found out about a 2nd girlfriend, Kristi, last night,” she stated in her post. “He has lied to us, our children, and asked us both to marry him. He is a poor representative of your town.”

Her post went on to accuse Collier of visiting her in Amarillo while he was “on shift” and said the two had just returned from a vacation in Taos, New Mexico. Steinmetz said he lied to his second girlfriend about going away in the now-deleted post, telling her that he would be in Portland, Oregon, on work.

According to People, a law firm representing Collier’s wife said she filed for divorce on Feb. 1.

NBC News reports that the bond for Collier was set at $10,000, according to Barkley. The investigation is still ongoing.