By Dennis Romero - NBC News
A Texas police chief accused of cheating on his wife with two women, neither of whom apparently knew the other, resigned after being arrested on suspicion of faking a marriage annulment that he taught one of his girlfriends, according to authorities.
The City of Stinnett announced the resignation of Police Chief Jason Collier "immediately," according to a statement released Thursday.
[This man fell in love with 30 women online to steal millions]
Collier, 41, was arrested Thursday for "tampering with a government record with the intent to defraud,"
which is a felony, according to Cindy Barkley, a sergeant with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
"Collier allegedly sent a text message to the victim with a fraudulent government record attached. The document was a fraudulent marriage annulment," Barkley noted.
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The Texas Rangers launched a criminal investigation Tuesday at the request of the Hutchinson County District Attorney's Office, according to Sgt.
Cecily Steinmetz, from Amarillo, Texas, wrote on Facebook Tuesday that she was Collier's girlfriend until Monday, when she discovered that "Collier is living a double or triple life."
"He lied to me and presented me with false annulment papers when I found out he was married,"
wrote Steinmetz, "I also found out about a second girlfriend last night. He lied to us, our children, and asked us both to marry him."
[This immigrant cheated on his girlfriend with another woman. Now he's going to be deported]
Steinmetz returned Sunday from a trip with Collier to Taos, New Mexico, so Collier had told "his other girlfriend" that he was working in Portland, Oregon, so he could get away, according to the woman.
"He is a poor representative of his city. He also visited me in Amarillo when he was on duty," Steinmetz said on Facebook.
["It made you feel special." This man married four women at the same time. Thus he deceived them to rob them and something worse]
Amarillo is an hour's drive south of Stinnett.
Collier did not respond to a request for comment on Friday.
Bail for Collier was set at $ 10,000, according to Barkley.
Jail records from the Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office did not list Collier as an inmate or recently released.
"The investigation is ongoing and no further information is available," Barkley said.