Texas police chief resigns amid alleged Facebook mistress drama
By Julia Musto
AMARILLO, Texas - A Texas police chief has reportedly resigned after being arrested and then placed on administrative leave amid social media accusations regarding his allegedly duplicitous personal life. Chief of Police Jason Collier resigned his position effective immediately with the City of Stinnett, Durk Downs, the city manager, posted on the city s Facebook page on Thursday night. The City has accepted his resignation. Per city policy, we will have no comment about his personal matters.
On Tuesday, Sgt. Cindy Barkley with the Texas Department of Public Safety had addressed the matter in a statement to local media.
Stinnett Police Chief Arrested, Resigns After Cheating Scandal
The Jason Collier story has taken the internet by storm, and now he s been arrested. Yesterday we told you about the insane love life of Stinnett Police Chief Jason Collier. Since it s pretty long and a tangled web we ll give you a short cliff notes version below but if you want to read more about it, check out the article we wrote going into detail at our website.
So here s what happened.Jason Collier was the police chief in Stinnett, Texas and a woman named Cecily posted on her Facebook letting people know that she had been dating Collier, then found out he was married. He presented her with fake annulment papers when she confronted him, but after she found out he was still married, and also had another girlfriend.
UPDATE: 1/28/21 - 5:00 p.m.
Jason Collier has resigned from his position as police chief in Stinnett, Texas. To make matters worse, he was also arrested by Texas Rangers. We ve got the full story for you here.
UPDATE: 1/28/21
And just like that, we ve got an update to this increasingly disturbing story. The City of Stinnett has released a statement in regard to Stinnett Police Chief Jason Collier.
After allegations surfaced surrounding his multiple affairs, Collier has been placed on administrative leave.
The City of Stinnett says he may have violated city policy. The city says it is taking the matter seriously and his actions are under investigation.
Stinnett County Police Chief Jason Collier is on leave after Facebook posts accused him of being at the center of an insane cheating scandal.
Things began to unravel when a 39-year-old woman by the name of Cecily Steinmetz made a post on Facebook, tagging the city of Stinnet in a poor review due to their police chief Jason Collier living what she described as a double/triple life with at least two girlfriends (a few more would climb out of the woodwork with accusations as things unfolded) while being married with four kids.
As you would imagine, the accusatory post instantly went viral.
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