New York Post

‘Bigamist’ in deep I do do

- By LIA EUSTACHEWI­CH

He’s a real catch. A no-neck Maine man nicknamed the “Cupid of Chaos” might be spending Valentine’s Day behind bars on charges of being married to at least four women.

Serial hubby Michael Middleton allegedly has wives in New Hampshire, Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky — one of whom he had a baby with, another whom he allegedly scammed into buying him a Chevy Camaro.

Middleton (pictured), 43, was arrested Friday at the Columbus, Ohio, home of one of his inlaws, after skipping out on a scheduled court appearance the day before in New Hampshire, where he faces a count of bigamy.

“This ‘Cupid of Chaos’ is now awaiting extraditio­n in our jail,” the Franklin County (Ohio) Sheriff ’s Office tweeted on Friday.

Authoritie­s believe Middleton may have other wives.

“I know there are multiple wives, I know of at least four and possibly a fifth,” sheriff ’s office spokesman Marc Gofstein told the local NBC affiliate.

At the time of his arrest, authoritie­s were aware of only three wives. But on Monday, a fourth confirmed spouse, Ashley Climer, came forward.

Climer, 25, who is developmen­tally disabled, and Middleton met on Facebook and had a baby together a year later, but Middleton forged Climer’s signature and put the baby up for adoption in Missouri, Climer said.

Meanwhile, Alicia Grant, the wife in New Hampshire, claims Middleton scammed her out of $20,000.

“I bought him a Z28 Camaro and clothing,” she told Newsweek.

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