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SAN LUIS COUNTY, Calif. Paul Flores, the man named as the prime suspect in the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, was arrested early Tuesday in California, according to reports.
Flores was taken into custody by San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Moreover, Flores’ father, Ruben, was also arrested at his home in Arroyo Grande.
Ruben Flores, 80, was booked at the San Luis Obispo County Jail shortly after 9:30 a.m. on a single charge of being an accessory after the fact. His bail is set at $250,000, according to KSBY-TV.
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Nearly 25 years after Kristin Smart vanished while walking back to her dorm at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, authorities on Tuesday made an arrest in the case, law enforcement sources said.
Paul Flores, long described by authorities as a “prime suspect” in the case, was taken into custody by San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s officials, the sources said. In the past, Flores has denied any wrongdoing.
Flores’ father also was arrested Tuesday morning at his home in Arroyo Grande. Ruben Ricardo Flores, 80, was booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail at 9:30 a.m. on suspicion of being an accessory after the fact, jail records show. Armed with a warrant, investigators were searching Ruben Flores’ home and garage Tuesday morning, according to television news reports. .