Police: Man accused of having 3 wives is in custody in Ohio [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 5:49 pm CST, Monday, February 11, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Maine man who is accused of being married to three different women in three different states is behind bars in Ohio.

A warrant was issued when 43-year-old Michael Middleton missed a court appearance Thursday in New Hampshire. A day later, he was arrested in Ohio. The Franklin County Sheriff's Department tweeted that the "Cupid of Chaos" was awaiting extradition.

Charges were brought in New Hampshire because Middleton married a woman there while also being married to women in Alabama and Georgia.

The New Hampshire wife said Middleton made her feel like he cared about her but eventually scammed her out of $20,000. Investigators say there could be more wives.




Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Police-Man-accused-of-having-3-wives-is-in-13608425.php

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A man facing bigamy charges in New Hampshire may soon face similar charges here in Central Ohio.

Michael Middleton, 43, is being held at the Franklin County Jail, awaiting extradition to New Hampshire, where a grand jury recently indicted him on bigamy charges. Investigators said Middleton has wives in New Hampshire, Alabama and Georgia.

NBC4 Investigator Tom Sussi discovered that a 25-year-old, developmentally disabled woman is wife number four. A marriage license shows that Michael Middleton and Ashley Climer were married April of 2016, in Williamsburg, Kentucky.

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Ashley and her mother, Laura Climer, said the couple had a baby together in 2017. Last year, they said Michael Middleton forged Ashley Middleton’s signature and put the baby up for adoption in Missouri.

More:
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/man-accused-of-having-multiple-wives-across-the-country-arrested-in-franklin-county/1773889026

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‘Cupid of Chaos,’ accused of marrying at least 3 women, arrested by Franklin County deputies

By Edward Sutelan
Posted at 10:10 AM
Updated at 10:19 AM

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One of his wives, Alicia Grant of New Hampshire, told Newsweek that she bought him a Camero Z28, clothing and a computer. Middleton took the computer back and pocketed the cash, she said.

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https://www.timesreporter.com/news/20190211/cupid-of-chaos-accused-of-marrying-at-least-3-women-arrested-by-franklin-county-deputies