NEW YORK, USA – American actor Randy Quaid and his wife have been arrested trying to cross into the United States from Canada, police said Saturday, October 10 the latest twist in a bizarre long-running saga.
The actor – who starred in Brokeback Mountain and Independence Day – and his wife Evi claimed asylum in Canada in 2010 saying they were in fear of their lives to escape a group they dubbed the "Hollywood Star Whackers."
They claimed it was a shadowy outfit of villains bent on killing American celebrities.
Border officials say the couple are fugitives from justice in the United States over alleged illegal squatting in a US home that they used to own.
The duo, said to have been living in Montreal since 2013, were stopped on Friday evening, October 9 attempting to cross into Vermont, Vermont State Police said.
They were detained and bail was set by a court judge at $500,000 each, before they were transferred to correctional centers. – Rappler.com