NOT THE SHARPEST KNIFE IN THE DRAWER: Love Makes You Do Stupid Things
Richard Barton, Jr. of Grand Rapids, MI, posted his wedding photos on Facebook. Who cares? Well, the woman to whom he was already married, reports The Grand Rapids (WI) Press:
Barton and [Adina] Quarto had been estranged for more than six years after he was arrested in Rhode Island for being a parole absconder and returned to Michigan to serve more prison time. They were married in 2004 after they met online and have a 6-year-old son together.
Barton was paroled in October 2009.
She got back in touch with him about a year ago on Facebook, mostly to tell him that their son had autism. It was at that point she learned he was engaged. They talked about getting a divorce, but no action was ever taken.
In the weeks that followed, she discovered that Barton had "defriended" her on Facebook. Her suspicions raised, she managed to still access part of his Facebook page because he had not restricted all access.
She found photos taken at Kruse Park in Muskegon, showing what appeared to be a wedding on the beach in July. …
"He told me I would receive papers in the mail and he just didn't do it," said Quarto, who gave Barton several months after the marriage to act and eventually confronted him. She claimed he told her he planned to ignore her.
She then called police in Michigan.
Quarto tells the paper she couldn’t believe Barton “would be so stupid as to get married without first getting a divorce.” Barton’s explanation: “I let love get in the way.” It’s a well-known fact that love makes you do stupid things (video).
Barton has been charged with polygamy, a felony, and is free on a personal recognizance bond.
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