‘Prison Brides’ reality show participant accused of Amazon thefts

    Several Amazon deliveries missing in the Ridgeline Apartment Complex were recovered last month when Canton Township Police executed a search warrant at the apartment of Emma Barker, 34. Police said 10 to 15 packages addressed to people other than Barker were found in her apartment during the search.
    Barker, a foreign national from England, participated in a reality TV show documenting the lives of women in love with prison inmates. Police said the packages were taken from the apartment complex office or from the doorsteps of other apartments. The police investigation began about a month ago when Barker’s neighbors reported missing packages to police.

    Investigators believe that Barker previously received multiple gifts from fans of the TV show Prison Brides, which dealt with women in love with prison inmates. Her relationship with inmate Curtis Bradford was documented on the show. She would then display gifts from fans on social media.
    As the gifts continued to decrease, she resorted to stealing packages from other apartments, police said, to augment the number of “gifts” from fans she could display to keep up the appearance of popularity and encourage fans to send her more products.
    Barker has been charged with larceny in a building, a felony which carries a penalty of four years in prison, and receiving and concealing stolen property, also a felony, which carries a five-year penalty.
    Following her arraignment last month, Barker was released on a $25,000 bond and must wear a GPS tether.