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U.S. NEWS A7
Tuesday 13 October 2015

Randy Quaid, wife held in Vermont on fugitive charges

validates anything that he work. He asked that in the that he is a, quote, celeb-
(Quaid) is saying,” Arms meantime, the Vermont rity,” he said.
said. “What the court has court defer to the bail set The Quaids also were
right now is a $500,000 war- in California. charged in 2009 with de-
rant from a judge in Cali- Langrock said it’s likely the frauding an innkeeper of
fornia.” charges in California will be more than $10,000 after
Franklin County State’s At- dropped, and that he be- an invalid credit card was
torney Jim Hughes asked lieves the case has been used at San Ysidro Ranch in
for a three-day continu- blown out of proportion. Montecito, California.
ance of the case, saying “If we’re talking about Felony charges were later
that because California’s $500,000 bail for breaking dropped against Randy
courts were closed for the a mirror, that’s an unusual Quaid. His wife pleaded
Columbus Day holiday, he situation. And I don’t be- no contest and was sen-
had been unable to ob- lieve it would be happen- tenced to three years’
tain some needed paper- ing if it weren’t for the fact probation.q

In a photo provided by the Vermont State Police, actor Randy
Quaid stands in the Vermont State Police barracks in St.
Albans, Vt. State Police say Quaid has been taken into custody
while trying to cross from Canada into the United States.

(Vermont State Police via AP)

DAVE GRAM The Quaids had separate
Associated Press court appearances Mon-
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) — Ac- day — she in Burlington,
tor Randy Quaid and his near the state women’s
wife were ordered held prison where she is be-
on $500,000 bail each in ing held, and he 28 miles
Vermont on Monday on north in St. Albans, near the
charges that they skipped men’s prison where he is
out of the country five locked up.
years ago after being In St. Albans, the “Indepen-
charged with vandalism in dence Day” actor argued
California. unsuccessfully for lower
The Quaids were detained bail, saying his legal woes
at the Canadian border were the fault of a bail
Friday night while trying to bondsman who failed to
re-enter the United States notify him of a scheduled
after Canadian officials court appearance.
granted Evi Quaid citizen- “We heard about it through
ship but denied Randy the Internet that we had
Quaid permanent resi- missed this court appear-
dence and said he would ance that we didn’t know
be deported. anything about,” Quaid
They’re wanted in Santa told Judge Alison Arms of
Barbara, California, to the criminal division of the
face felony charges filed in Franklin Superior Court.
2010 after they were found The judge repeatedly said
squatting in a guesthouse that $500,000 was unusu-
of a home they previously ally high bail for property
owned. crimes, but added she was
Court papers said the not persuaded to lower it.
Quaids damaged or de- She interrupted Quaid’s
stroyed furniture, a fire- statement and asked his
place and a mirror in lawyer, Peter Langrock,
the guesthouse. They’re “Do you have any support
charged with occupy- for this?”
ing the property illegally Langrock said he had a
and failure to appear for document from a Califor-
court dates. Evi Quaid also nia state agency that reg-
is charged with imped- ulates bail bondsmen, but
ing Santa Barbara sheriff’s the judge was not satisfied.
deputies. “The court has nothing that