Some people can cross all boundaries and do the unthinkable just to impress their lovers. Such is the case of a Florida man who stole the engagement ring from one of his girlfriends and then used the same ring to propose to his other girlfriend.
48-year-old Joseph Davis is alleged to have robbed and cheated on two of his girlfriends (name not supplied) before he went into hiding last week.
This comes after the two women he had dated for years found out about each other on social media and learned both that they had been lied to and robbed.
According to the New York Post, Joseph Davis met the victims on the dating app OkCupid in 2015 and 2016 and gave each of them a different fake name, “Joe Brown” and “Marcus Brown.
The matter only came to light after one of the victims discovered last month through Facebook that her boyfriend of several years was actually engaged to another woman.
The Orange City victim looked up her boyfriend’s fiancée’s Facebook page and noticed a photo of her wearing a wedding band and engagement ring that was identical to one she had from a prior marriage.
The woman went on to check her jewelry box and she got the shock of her life when she realized that her rings and several other items were missing, confirming that her boyfriend had stolen from her and used her own jewelry to propose to another woman.
The stolen items, which also included a diamond ring that belonged to her grandmother, were worth nearly $6,300.
Meanwhile, Davis went on the run last week after the two women confronted him and filed a report at Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Police preliminary investigations revealed that Davis is a wanted man with felony convictions in Oregon and North Carolina and an active arrest warrant out of Oregon for a hit-and-run crash with injuries.
His criminal record includes arrests for possession of a fictitious ID, filing a false police report, domestic assault, and possession of cocaine with intent to sell.
The police have since issued a warrant of arrest for him and are appealing to anyone who might have information about his whereabouts to contact them.
