A 36-year-old woman from Texas has been arrested for allegedly marrying her ex-boyfriend without his knowledge, a charge that the authorities are taking seriously.

Kristin Marie Spearman was apprehended on charges of third-degree felony stalking, as confirmed by the police. The Beverly Hills, Texas, Police Department stated that the investigation started on June 13, 2025, when her ex-boyfriend reached out with an unusual story.

The former boyfriend reported that after being away from his home all day, he arrived to find a “package from his ex-girlfriend” on his property. The ex-girlfriend was identified as Spearman, and the package contained various products from Bath & Body Works, packed inside a gift bag.

But that was not all. Police said the package also included two documents that were particularly shocking.

“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,” the release states. “Along with this document is another, which was a copy of the marriage certificate filed with the county clerk’s office.”

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The ex-boyfriend told police that he and Spearman had been in a relationship and they had decided to obtain marriage licenses. However, he said that after filling out the application and being issued the license, they 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,” police wrote in the release.

Next, 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.”

After filing with the county clerk, Spearman allegedly compiled the gift bag, wrote multiple notes on it, and included the image of herself and the certified copy of the marriage certificate before leaving it on her ex-boyfriend’s property.

Police noted that they were not releasing any information about the reverend who officiated the one-sided marriage ceremony to “prevent harassment and influence” as the investigation continues.

Beverly Hills Chief of Police Kory Martin told Waco Fox affiliate KWKT that the case was a first for him in more than two decades of law enforcement experience.

“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,” he told the station. “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 located at her residence and transported to the McLennan County Jail for processing. Jail records indicate she has since been released from custody.