Keep Bailing

Actor Randi Quaid and his wife, Evi, don’t seem to be very good at math.  Last summer, the Quaids were accused of not paying the bill for their stay at the exclusive San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, Calif.  The couple allegedly tried to  use an invalid credit card to pay, then argued with the concierge and stormed off after their card was refused.  The hotel bill cost them $10,000.

But that hotel bill was nothing compared to what reportedly happened next.  Since the law-challenged couple failed to appear at a December 15 scheduled hearing in California, the judge immediately deemed them felony fugitives.  “The court forfeited the bail bonds that had been posted and issued new warrants for $40,000 each,” Lee Carter of the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office said.  “If the [bail bondsman] wants  his money, they’ll have to go and get it.“  Bail for both Randy and Evi had previously been set at $20,000 apiece.

If the Quaids ever bother to do the math, they will belatedly realize their bail skipping antics are going to cost them some serious dinero… and possibly  jail time.  Carter added that authorities currently don’t have any information on them at present. The celeb-desperadoes were last seen in their native Texas, raising another ruckus.

Not surprisingly, Randi and Evi could not be reached for comment; however their lawyer, Robert Sanger, insists that they paid the hotel bill and hoped to resolve the case.

Quaid, 55, is the elder brother of actor Dennis Quaid.  He is best known for his star turns in Brokeback Mountain, Independence Day and Kingpin.