"Calorie Commando" busted in murder-or-hire plot
A former television chef and Food Network host is under arrest in an alleged murder-for-hire plot involving homeless people, Santa Monica police said.
TV chef Juan-Carlos Cruz was arrested Thursday and booked on suspicion of solicitation to commit murder, Sgt. Jay Trisler said. He's scheduled to be arraigned on Monday.
Homeless people told the city's homeless liaison officers that Cruz asked them to kill someone, Trisler said. They agreed to help police investigate the alleged murder-for-hire plot.
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TV chef Juan-Carlos Cruz was arrested Thursday and booked on suspicion of solicitation to commit murder, Sgt. Jay Trisler said. He's scheduled to be arraigned on Monday.
Homeless people told the city's homeless liaison officers that Cruz asked them to kill someone, Trisler said. They agreed to help police investigate the alleged murder-for-hire plot.
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| Homeless people told the city's homeless liaison officers that Cruz asked them to kill someone, Trisler said. They agreed to help police investigate the alleged murder-for-hire plot. "They felt confident that they could divulge this information and be treated fairly and be listened to," he said. Detectives discovered where, when and how the targeted individual was to be killed and how much money Cruz allegedly offered, Trisler said. |
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