Stricken wife calls cops after realizing husband had 'committed love CRIME' while scrolling Facebook

A Houston man is facing charges of bigamy after his wife was scrolling through Facebook and made the shocking discovery that he was married to another woman. 

Marcus Andra Shorten, 53, is currently married to two or more women, cops said - after third wife Tammie uncovered her spouse's alleged crimes on social media.

Tammie married Shorten in 2012, but separated in 2019. In an interview, she claimed the pair never formally divorced because Shorten feared being viewed as a 'failure.'

Shorten's latest wife came into the picture in December, when Tammie found a wedding registry for her and her husband online. A wedding photo obtained by DailyMail.com appears to show the ceremony that took place earlier this year. 

That woman's name remains unknown, and there is no indication she was aware of Shorten's illicit activities. Cops are now searching for him, after finding two marriage licenses but no divorce decrees. He is currently charged with bigamy.

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Marcus Andra Shorten, 53, is currently married to two or more women, cops said. A wedding photo obtained by DailyMail.com appears to show his alleged illegal wedding this past January. There is no indication the woman in the picture was aware of Shorten's illicit activities

Third wife Tammie - who asked for her identity to be concealed - uncovered her spouse's sordid crimes while scrolling Facebook, during which she found the pair's wedding registry, she told ABC 13. Cops confirmed they are looking for Shorten, who is charged with a third degree felony that could see him jailed for 10 years

'You can't go around lying and misleading individuals at your self-satisfaction,' Tammie told ABC13 in an interview where she chose not to show her face.

'I told him, "Before you let the whole world know what you're doing, make sure your business is right,"' she went on, embarrassed by attention.

'It's not like you don't know what a divorce is because you've been married several times before.

‘I was made a fool of,' she concluded.

 According to the now-uncovered registry, Shorten and his latest wife got married in January - after Tammie said she confronted her former flame with the fact she knew about his upcoming wedding.

She reportedly reminded him they were still wed, but he went through with the bigamous nuptials anyway, it is alleged. 

ABC13 obtained that marriage license as well, sharing an image of it in their report.

Social media posts from Shorten's family from around this time show them celebrating the nuptials, with his sister Monica Shorten writing over a reel overlaid with wedding photos, 'Congratulations to my one and only big brother.'

In a phone call with one of the outlet's reporters, Shorten denied being married to anyone and said he was unaware of the bigamy charge - which is a rare one.

ABC13 obtained that marriage license as well, sharing an image of it in their Wednesday report

'You can't go around lying and misleading individuals at your self-satisfaction,' Tammie told ABC13 in an interview where she chose not to show her face

'It's not like you don't know what a divorce is because you've been married several times before,' she added

However, it is a third degree felony that carries a max sentence of ten years not only in Texas, but the rest of the country as well.

‘I was made a fool of,' she concluded, sharing photos of her and her estranged husband. His amount of wives is at least two, but could be more, cops said 

However, bigamy is a third degree felony that carries a max sentence of ten years not only in Texas, but the rest of the country as well.

Bigamy is defined as the act of going through a marriage ceremony with one person while legally wed to another - not to be confused with polygamy,

Polygamy is the practice of having one more than one spouse at a time, meaning one must engage in bigamy to experience polygamy.

Both are considered crimes, and the Texas Bigamy law gives cops the right to arrest one they believe wed someone while still married to someone else. 

In addition to prison time, Shorten could face a fine of up up to $10,000 because of the state law.