Santa and his elf were just chilling out, enjoying a nice end of summer jaunt to California before the work season began, when the pigs busted them for trying to pay the hotel bill in candy canes and tinsel. TMZ has the scoop on The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns star Randy Quaid and his wife Evi Quaid being arrested:
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they believe Randy and Evi Quaid have a pattern of staying in pricey hotels and stiffing the joints when they leave .. and that’s why authorities are trying to nail the Quaids for burglary . . .
There’s an arrest warrant out for the Quaids for allegedly stiffing the San Ysidro Ranch near Santa Barbara out of thousands of bucks. Our sources say the reason there’s a burglary warrant out for them is because cops believe when they rented the hotel room they had the intention of staying without paying — and that fits the definition of burglary. In addition to burglary, the arrest warrant also lists the felony of defrauding an innkeeper . . .
Law enforcement sources tell us they were picked up by Presidio County Sheriff’s deputies. We’re told there was a struggle and deputies had to wrestle Evi to the ground as she screamed loudly.
After the Quaids posted their $20,000 bail, they hand-wrote a letter to TMZ explaining their innocence, even including a copy of the cashier’s check.
But the most curious part is the “defrauding an innkeeper” charge. What, did neglect to specify that they needed king sized bed and a manger? Did they not tip the bellboy when he brought up the swaddling clothes and myrrh they ordered?
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Has anyone told Randy that they stopped filming NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION a long time ago and that he can get out of character now, or is he not getting the memo?