Paul Flores arrested for murder of Kristin Smart, search for remains continues
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Paul Flores, long considered to be the prime suspect in the disappearance of Kristin Smart in 1996 has been taken into custody and booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail on one count of murder. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said Flores was arrested for the death of Smart.
Flores father, Ruben Flores, was also arrested as an accessory to the crime.
At 2 p.m. Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff s Office held a news conference to announce the arrests. Earlier in the morning, the sheriff s office had promised to announce major developments in the investigation.
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The “prime suspect” in the 25-year-old disappearance of a California college student was taken into custody Tuesday and the San Luis Obispo sheriff planned to announce “major developments” in the case.
Paul Flores, 44, who was the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished in 1996, was taken into custody in the Los Angeles area. His father, Ruben Flores, 80, was arrested as an accessory at his Arroyo Grande home, where sheriff’s investigators conducted another search.
Defense attorney Robert Sanger confirmed that Paul Flores was arrested in the Smart case, though no details were immediately available on the charges he faces. His father was booked on suspicion of accessory after a felony, according to jail records.
Updated: 1:57 PM PDT Apr 13, 2021 KCRA Staff Paul Flores, who was recently named the prime suspect in the 1996 disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart, was arrested Tuesday, authorities confirm. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson has scheduled a news conference at 2 p.m. at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo to discuss major developments in the investigation. Watch the news conference LIVE in the player above.Flores, 44, is facing a murder charge, according to online inmate details from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff s Office. He was taken into custody in the Los Angeles area. A spokesperson for Smart s family confirms Flores was taken into custody in connection with the Kristin Smart case. Paul Flores father, 80-year-old Ruben Flores, was arrested as an accessory at his Arroyo Grande home. Smart, 19, of Stockton, vanished while returning to a dorm at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, after a party. She was