On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 3:22 PM, Dwi W. Soegardi <soegardi@...> wrote:
> Entah apa yang ada di benak Keron Wilkins. Meskipun resminya telah 8
> tahun menikah dengan Chaka Miles, punya 2 anak, dan berdomisili di
> Clayton, North Carolina, diam-diam dia menikah lagi dengan Shanneta
> Stone dari Richmond, Virginia 20 Maret lalu. Tetapi sepandai-pandai
> tupai melompat, suatu kali akan jatuh juga. Demikian pula Keron yang
> berusaha dengan rapi menyimpan rahasianya, akhirnya menimbulkan
> kecurigaan pada kedua istrinya. Sekalipun Keron masih berusaha
> berkelit, justru Chaka dan Shanneta bekerja sama menjebak Keron dan
> laki-laki ini ditangkap polisi dengan tuduhan bigami. Keron sekarang
> tengah disidang dan bisa dikenai hukuman penjara sampai 10 bulan.

Update:
Sidang pengadilan menyatakan Keron Wilkins bersalah atas dakwaan
bigami Selasa, 27 Mei 2008. Sebelumnya poligamor asal Clayton, North
Carolina, ini mengaku bersalah menikahi Shanneta padahal berstatus
telah menikah dengan Chaka. Hukuman yang dijatuhkan hakim berupa
hukuman percobaan (probation) selama dua tahun. Tak pelak hukuman yang
dirasa ringan ini tidak memuaskan istri kedua, Shanneta, yang
menginginkan Keron dihukum lebih berat untuk pelanggaran hukum yang
bisa diganjar sampai 10 bulan penjara ini. Belum lagi kemungkinan
tuntutan serupa di negara bagian lain, karena Keron ditengarai
menikahi TUJUH perempuan pada saat yang bersamaan.

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/crime_safety/story/1087448.html
Published: May 28, 2008 12:30 AM

Clayton man gets probation in bigamy case
One wife: 'This doesn't conclude anything'

Titan Barksdale, Staff Writer
A Clayton man who is thought to have as many as seven wives pleaded
guilty Tuesday to one count of bigamy, although it might not be the
end of his legal woes.

Keron Lamont Wilkins, 32, was placed on probation for two years after
he pleaded guilty in Wake County District Court, according to court
records.

"This doesn't conclude anything," said Shannetta Dawn Stone, 32, the
wife from Richmond, Va., with whom Wilkins had lived in Cary.

Police accused Keron Lamont Wilkins, 32, of marrying Stone on March 20
while he still was married to Chaka Khan Miles Wilkins -- his wife of
eight years and the mother of two of his children.

The two women worked together to bring their husband to justice.

Stone learned from Wilkins' mother in April that he already was
married to another woman. But Wilkins wouldn't fess up when Stone
confronted him.

Chaka Wilkins, with whom he shared an apartment in Clayton, later
found text messages he had sent Stone. She called her and told her
about them.

Stone, who met Wilkins at a gas station, said she pursued criminal
charges against him. She has been actively following the case, driving
more than four hours from Richmond to see Wilkins plead guilty.

In an interview Tuesday, Stone said that traffic jams caused her to
miss the hearing.

Wilkins' sentence should have been tougher, Stone said. The sentence
range for a bigamy conviction is four to 10 months in prison,
according to state law.

"I guess I should be happy because he has a felony on his record, and
it will be difficult for him to get a job," Stone said. "Why is it
that if you break the one covenant we have with God ... you can get
away with a slap on the wrist?"

Wilkins refused to comment about the case.

Efforts to reach Charles Caldwell, a Wake public defender representing
Wilkins, were unsuccessful.

In early May, another woman came forward saying she also is married to
Wilkins. Jenean Baker of Atlanta said she and Wilkins wed Nov. 25,
2005, in Miami.

Efforts to reach Baker for comment also were unsuccessful.

Stone said she has been in contact with Baker, who is planning to
pursue a bigamy charge against Wilkins in Miami. She thinks that
charge will open the door for the pursuit of federal charges.

"Once we get him charged in another state, then it's an interstate
crime," said Stone, who said she is trying to get an annulment.

Stone said she has been contacted by four more women -- three living
in Virginia and one in Arizona -- who claim to be married to Wilkins.

There should be a national database established to help prevent
similar situations from happening, Stone said: "We really need that so
not only myself but the other women can be vindicated."

titan.barksdale@... or (919) 829-4802



http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1087006.html
Published: May 27, 2008 06:03 PM

Clayton man pleads guilty to bigamy

By Titan Barksdale, Staff Writer
RALEIGH — A Clayton man pleaded guilty to felony bigamy today in Wake
County District Court and was placed on probation for 24 months.

Police accused Keron Lamont Wilkins, 32, of marrying Shannetta Dawn
Stone, 32, of Richmond, Va., on March 20 while he was married to Chaka
Khan Miles Wilkins, his wife of eight years and the mother of his
children, ages 4 and 8 months.

Stone said in an interview earlier this month that she shared a Cary
apartment with Keron Wilkins while he was living with Chaka Wilkins in
Clayton.

Earlier this month, another woman came forward saying she was marred
to Wilkins. Jenean Baker, 34, of Atlanta said she and Wilkins wed Nov.
25, 2005, in Miami.

Stone has said that she thinks Keron Wilkins may be married to still more women.

As part of the judgment against Wilkins, he was ordered to undergo a
psychological evaluation.

titan.barksdale@... or (919) 829-4802