Del. police officer charged with bigamy

The Wilmington Police Department has arrested one of its own officers, Wilbur Justice, 45, and charged him with bigamy and forgery.

Justice, of Wilmington, Del., was arrested as the result of an internal investigation that began Feb. 6, according to a press release by the department.

At the time, the Delaware Alcohol Tobacco Enforcement agency notified police that a background investigation revealed Justice was married to two women at the same time.

The investigation showed that Justice was first married in August 2008.

However, authorities say he submitted a marriage application in 2012 stating he was not married. The marriage to his second wife took place on September 1, 2012.

Justice had been a Wilmington Police Officer for three years and is in the Uniformed Services Division.

Justice was taken into custody without incident at home on Wednesday. He is suspended without pay pending the result of the investigation.