Actor Randy Quaid and his wife are facing burglary charges in California after the owner of the couple’s old house reported they had been living there without permission.
A representative of the property owner called Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies Saturday afternoon to report that squatters had been staying in the guest house illegally. When deputies arrived at the house that evening, they found Randy and Evi Quaid, who said they had owned the property since the 1990s.
The property owner’s representative provided documents that showed his client had bought the home in 2007 from a man who had purchased it from the Quaids several years earlier. A contractor showed police more than $5,000 in damages to the guest house that he believed was caused by the Quaids.
Police arrested the Quaids on charges of felony residential burglary and entering a noncommercial building without consent, a misdemeanor. Police also charged Evi Quaid, 47, with resisting arrest.
Bail was set at $50,000 each.
Last September, the couple was charged with defrauding an innkeeper of more than $10,000 as well as conspiracy and burglary after an invalid credit card was used at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito.
Senior Deputy District Attorney Arnie Tolks had said an invalid card also was used at The Biltmore, a luxury resort in Santa Barbara.
Felony charges were later dropped against Randy Quaid, 59. Evi Quaid pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of defrauding an innkeeper and was sentenced to three years’ probation. She was also ordered to perform 240 hours of community service.
Randy Quaid won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of President Lyndon Johnson in “LBJ: The Early Years,” but he’s perhaps best known for his roles in the “National Lampoon’s Vacation” movies, “Independence Day” and “Kingpin.”
He is the older brother of fellow actor Dennis Quaid.
Randy and Evi Quaid are ten kinds of crazy as we all already know, but this one just blows my mind.
Weeks before Evi and her husband were arrested for doing a runner on a $10,000 hotel bill .. she apparently sent nude photos of herself to a Seattle newspaper.
The photos show her in lingerie while holding a washing basket, lying naked on a bed holding a gun and then some weird photo of her and Randy sitting together.
When she sent the pictures to the papers theater editor, she added a little note saying “here is my German stuff. What about these pictures will your editor guarantee there is a good story and tie to the play that’s really funny and about production.â€
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image source: Evi Quaid Sends Naked Photos Of Herself To Editor [Radar Online]
Randy Quaid and his wife Evi were arrested in Marfa, Texas yesterday. Law enforcement sources said they were picked up by Presidio County Sheriff’s deputies.
There was a struggle and deputies had to wrestle Evi to the ground as she screamed loudly.
Felony arrest warrants had been issued for the Quaids in Santa Barbara, CA for burglary, defrauding an innkeeper and conspiracy. They’re accused of stiffing the San Ysidro Ranch near Santa Barbara out of thousands of bucks.
Presidio County Sheriff’s deputies said that Randy assaulted them both physically and verbally and resisted arrest, but they will not file charges.The Sheriff’s Office is in touch with officials in Santa Barbara County, who want Randy and Evi extradited.
Bonus #1 — A hand written statement The Quaids scribbled especially for us, which reads in part, “I promise the state of California, Texas does not bother people over hamburgers ordered by room service, supposedly burglarized.”
Bonus #2 — A copy of a cashier’s check from the Quaids to the San Ysidro Ranch — the place they allegedly stiffed — for $5,546.96.
Remember Randy Quaid in Christmas Vacation? Yeah, this totally doesn’t surprise me.
source: Randy and Evi Quaid Arrested After Struggle [TMZ]
