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Randy and Evi Quaid miss court, face arrest

By Alan Duke, CNN
Evi and Randy Quaid face burglary charges. They failed to appear for a court hearing Monday, a court spokesman says.
Evi and Randy Quaid face burglary charges. They failed to appear for a court hearing Monday, a court spokesman says.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Judge issues an arrest warrant after the Quaids failed to appear in court
  • Randy and Evi Quaid are charged with burglarizing a home they once owned
  • A new hearing was set for next Tuesday
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  • Randy Quaid
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(CNN) -- A judge issued bench warrants for the arrest of actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, after the couple failed to appear for a court hearing Monday in Santa Barbara, California, a court spokesman said.

The Quaids were ordered to appear for a hearing on burglary charges filed last month after police were called to a Montecito, California, residence to investigate a report of squatters.

A representative for the owner of the property came by the house to check the security alarm because it had gone off earlier that day and then discovered that someone was living in the property's guesthouse, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department.

The Quaids weren't around at the time, but upon their return later that evening the couple told police that they have "owned the property since the 1990s," the statement from the sheriff's department said. The owners had documentation that another buyer had purchased the property from the Quaids several years earlier, according to the statement.

A contractor who worked on the residence told police he believes the couple caused more than $5,000 in damages in the guesthouse, and the Quaids were charged with residential burglary.

The judge revoked their $50,000 bond when they failed to show up for Monday's hearing, the court spokesman said.

Another hearing was set for next Tuesday.

CNN's Brittany Kaplan contributed to this report.