Crime & Safety

Violent North Carolina Fugitives Captured in Harrah's Casino

San Diego County Sheriff's deputies arrested two violent fugitives wanted in western North Carolina.

VALLEY CENTER, CA - San Diego County Sheriff's deputies arrested two violent fugitives from western North Carolina at the Harrah's Casino in Valley Center.

Jonathan Richardson, 27, and Erin Hogsed, 20, were both wanted for kidnapping, armed robbery and vehicle theft by the Transylvania County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina.

San Diego law enforcement was advise the pair may have traveled to the area.

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A sheriff's deputy spotted a stolen vehicle Wednesday morning related to the North Carolina fugitives in a parking structure at the Harrah's Casino in Valley Center. Working with Harrah's security personnel the pair was taken into custody without incident.

Richardson and Hogsed will be booked into the Vista Detention Facility for the warrants out of North Carolina and will remain there while awaiting extradition back to North Carolina.

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