Story highlights Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, fled to Canada in 2010

They claimed "Hollywood star whackers" were after them

The couple face felony vandalism charges in Santa Barbara, California

(CNN) Five years after fleeing to Canada, actor Randy Quaid is back in the United States and in custody.

The 65-year-old star of "Kingpin" and other popular movies was arrested along with his wife, Evi, on Friday as they were trying to cross from Quebec into Vermont, authorities said.

Their detentions are the latest twist in a bizarre saga of court cases and claims of Hollywood killers out to get them.

Evi Quaid in Vermont on Friday.

The Quaids turned up in Canada in October 2010 after missing a California court appearance over felony vandalism charges. They were accused of doing more than $5,000 worth of damage to a property they once owned in Santa Barbara.

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