Ex-Food Network Chef Accused In Murder Plot - Solicited Homeless People to Kill
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May 14, 2010 8:47 pm US/Pacific
Ex-Food Network Chef Accused In Murder Plot
Juan-Carlos Cruz Hosted 'Calorie Commando'
SANTA MONICA (AP) ―
Police arrested celebrity chef Juan-Carlos Cruz on suspicion of solicitation to commit murder Friday.
Santa Monica police say a celebrity chef on the Food Network has been arrested for allegedly trying to solicit homeless people to commit a murder.
Police Sgt. Jay Trisler says Juan-Carlos Cruz was arrested Thursday and booked on suspicion of solicitation to commit murder.
Trisler says officers were contacted on May 7 by homeless individuals who were solicited by the suspect to kill someone.
Trisler says the people who were solicited agreed to help Santa Monica police in the investigation. During the investigation, detectives learned the murder-for-hire method, where and when the individual was to be killed and the terms of payment.
Trisler says the intended victim has been notified.
Cruz hosts the Food Network program, "Calorie Commando." Cruz is also a judge on the popular show "Chopped."
He's being held on $5 million bail.
Ex-Food Network Chef Accused In Murder Plot
Juan-Carlos Cruz Hosted 'Calorie Commando'
SANTA MONICA (AP) ―
Police arrested celebrity chef Juan-Carlos Cruz on suspicion of solicitation to commit murder Friday.
Santa Monica police say a celebrity chef on the Food Network has been arrested for allegedly trying to solicit homeless people to commit a murder.
Police Sgt. Jay Trisler says Juan-Carlos Cruz was arrested Thursday and booked on suspicion of solicitation to commit murder.
Trisler says officers were contacted on May 7 by homeless individuals who were solicited by the suspect to kill someone.
Trisler says the people who were solicited agreed to help Santa Monica police in the investigation. During the investigation, detectives learned the murder-for-hire method, where and when the individual was to be killed and the terms of payment.
Trisler says the intended victim has been notified.
Cruz hosts the Food Network program, "Calorie Commando." Cruz is also a judge on the popular show "Chopped."
He's being held on $5 million bail.
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