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Randy Quaid to face fugitive charge in Vermont

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2015 file photo provided by the Vermont State Police, actor Randy Quaid stands in the Vermont State Police barracks in St. Albans, Vt. In a hearing Monday, Oct. 12, 2015 in St. Albans, Quaid was ordered held on $500,000 bail on charges that he skipped out of the country five years ago after being charged with vandalism in California. Quaid and his wife Evi Quaid were detained at the Canadian border Friday night while trying to re-enter the United States after Canadian officials granted Evi Quaid citizenship but denied Randy Quaid permanent residence and said he would be deported. Evi Quaid was in court Monday in Burlington, where she also was ordered held on $500,000 bail. (Vermont State Police via AP, File) FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2015 file photo provided by the Vermont State Police, actor Randy Quaid stands in the Vermont State Police barracks in St. Albans, Vt. In a hearing Monday, Oct. 12, 2015 in St. Albans, Quaid was ordered held on $500,000 bail on charges that he skipped out of the country five years ago after being charged with vandalism in California. Quaid and his wife Evi Quaid were detained at the Canadian border Friday night while trying to re-enter the United States after Canadian officials granted Evi Quaid citizenship but denied Randy Quaid permanent residence and said he would be deported. Evi Quaid was in court Monday in Burlington, where she also was ordered held on $500,000 bail. (Vermont State Police via AP, File)

By Associated Press October 15, 2015 1 min read

ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) – Actor Randy Quaid is expected back in a Vermont court on a charge that he left the country five years ago after being accused of vandalism in California.

Quaid and his wife Evi were arrested Friday trying to enter the United States from Canada. They’ve been held on $500,000 bail each. Quaid is to return to court Thursday.

The Quaids are wanted in Santa Barbara, California, on felony charges from 2010 after they were found squatting in a guesthouse of a home they previously owned.

Court papers said the Quaids damaged or destroyed furniture, a fireplace and a mirror. They’re charged with occupying the property illegally and failing to appear for court dates. Evi Quaid also is charged with interfering with sheriff’s deputies. She pleaded not guilty to being a fugitive from justice Monday.