EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Family Members Rallying Around Wife Of TV Chef Juan-Carlos Cruz
Posted on May 18, 2010 @ 07:34AM - Add a comment
While former Food Network star Juan-Carlos Cruz is being held on $2 million bail after pleading not guilty Monday to the attempted murder of his wife Jennifer Campbell by way of solicitation of murder, RadarOnline.com has learned that his wife's family is rallying around her during this time of shock and confusion.
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"Jenny and her mother and father were over at her sister's house yesterday afternoon," a close family member of Campbell's who wishes to remain anonymous exclusively told RadarOnline.com. "I had no reason in the world to believe this would ever happen."
BREAKING NEWS: TV Chef Juan-Carlos Cruz Officially Charged In Murder-For-Hire Plot
Posted on May 17, 2010 @ 12:59PM - Add a comment
Former Food Network chef/host Juan-Carlos Cruz was officially charged Monday with trying to hire a hit man to murder his wife, RadarOnline.com can report.
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Cruz, 48, is charged with attempted murder and solicitation of murder. He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday afternoon at the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles. At that time, he is expected to plead not guilty. Prosecutors say they will ask that bail be set at $2 million.
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Investigators say the celebrity TV chef approached two homeless people along the trendy Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, CA. hoping to find a hit man among them. The plan backfired when the homeless men tipped off cops.
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Law enforcement launched a week-long undercover operation and arrested Cruz last Thursday at a local dog park.
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According to the criminal complaint, the intended target was Cruz's wife -- his former high school sweetheart Jennifer Campbell.
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Cruz gained fame as the host of the Food Network's Calorie Commando. In addition, he hosted Take It Off (now titled Weighing In). He was also the pastry chef at the Hotel Bel Air in Los Angeles.
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At this time, police have not revealed a motive for the alleged crime, and if convicted, he could face life in prison.
Food Network Host Juan-Carlos Cruz Busted In Murder-For-Hire Sting
Posted on May 15, 2010 @ 10:15AM - 4 comments
Juan-Carlos Cruz was arrested in Santa Monica, CA for allegedly soliciting homeless people to commit a murder for him, RadarOnline.com can report.
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The former host of Calorie Commando on The Food Network, Cruz is said to have approached a number of homeless people in an attempt to find a hit man. More than one of the transients went to the cops, who then set up a sting operation.
Cruz was arrested Thursday. He is being held on $5 million bail.
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The police have not revealed the name of the intended victim.
