A 36-year-old woman in Texas has been arrested for legally marrying her ex-boyfriend, which she allegedly did without the 42-year-old man’s knowledge.
Kristin Marie Spearman was arrested and charged with one count of third-degree felony stalking in the bizarre case, authorities said.
According to a news release from the Beverly Hills, Texas, Police Department, the investigation into Spearman began on June 13, 2025, when the ex-boyfriend contacted the department and made a series of outrageous claims.
The man stated that he had been out of the house all day and returned that evening to find “a package from his ex-girlfriend sitting on the property.” He recognized the ex-girlfriend as Spearman.
The package was labeled as a “gift bag from Bath & Body Works” and included a variety of the company’s products.
But that wasn’t all. According to police, the package also contained two particularly shocking documents.
“One was a picture of his ex-girlfriend and arrestee, 36-year-old Kristin Marie Spearman of Waco, holding what appears to be a marriage license showing them married and officiated by a local reverend,” according to a release. “Along with this document is another, which was a copy of the marriage certificate filed with the county clerk’s office.”
The ex-boyfriend told police that he and Spearman had a relationship and had decided to get married.
However, he stated that after filling out the application and receiving the license, the couple had “gotten into an argument” that ended with the ex-boyfriend telling Spearman that “he did not want to be in a relationship.”
“It was found during a follow-up investigation with the reverend that Kristin Spearman pursuant to the scheme of obtaining a marriage certificate, convinced the reverend to certify the victim and Kristin in the Holy Union of Matrimony without the knowledge of the victim and his required presence,” according to the release.
Then, while “acting within the same scheme of conduct,” authorities said Spearman took the license to the county clerk’s office and formally filed the “certificate of official marriage.”
Spearman allegedly put together the gift bag, wrote multiple notes on it, and included an image of herself as well as a certified copy of the marriage certificate before leaving it on her ex-boyfriend’s property.
Police stated that they would not release any information about the reverend who officiated the one-sided marriage ceremony to “prevent harassment and influence” while the investigation was ongoing.
Beverly Hills Chief of Police Kory Martin told Waco Fox affiliate KWKT that the case was his first in more than 20 years of law enforcement.
“I don’t think in 23 years I’ve never heard of anybody who managed somehow to get married to someone who wasn’t present for a ceremony,” according to the reporter. “I’ve talked to the victim and he’s going through a significant process to try to fix this at this point, so that’s a whole [different] situation.”
Spearman was found at her home and taken to the McLennan County Jail for processing. According to jail records, she was released from custody.
