Man picked up on $2 million Idaho warrant
LUCERNE — A Lucerne man was arrested March 1 by the Lake County Sheriff”s Office (LCSO) on a $2 million arrest warrant issued out of the State of Idaho, according to a Tuesday LCSO press release.
According to Capt. James Bauman, in late February, sheriff”s detectives were contacted by the Meridian, Idaho, Police Department with information that Paul Anthony Neuman, 33, was connected to a crime that occurred at a health food store in that city last December. The incident involved an alleged robbery, kidnapping and sexual assault.
“Collaborative investigative efforts between Lake County sheriff”s detectives and the Meridian Police Department led to the issuance of a $2 million fugitive from justice warrant by the State of Idaho for Neuman”s arrest,” Bauman said. “On March 1 at approximately 7:30 a.m., sheriff”s deputies located Neuman at a home on Second Avenue in Lucerne and arrested him without incident. He was booked at the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and is currently awaiting extradition back to Idaho.”
Bauman said the Sheriff”s Major Crimes Unit is continuing to assist Idaho authorities with investigating the Meridian incident. Anyone with information on Neuman”s involvement with the crime in Idaho is asked to contact Sgt. John Gregore at 262-4200.
