Lake County Sheriff's deputies arrested 33-year-old Paul Anthony Neuman of Lucerne, Calif., on March 1, 2011, on a $2 million Idaho arrest warrant. Lake County Jail photo.

LUCERNE, Calif. – Earlier this month sheriff's deputies arrested a 33-year-old Lucerne man on a $2 million arrest warrant out of the state of Idaho.

In late February, sheriff’s detectives were contacted by the police department of Meridian, Idaho, with information that Paul Anthony Neuman, 33, was connected to a crime that occurred at a health food store in their city last December, according to a report from Capt. James Bauman.

Bauman said 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, according to Bauman's report.

He said Neuman was booked at the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and is currently awaiting extradition back to Idaho.

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The Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit is continuing to assist Idaho authorities with investigating the Meridian incident, Bauman said.

Anyone with information on Neuman’s involvement with the crime in Idaho is asked to contact Sgt. John Gregore at 707-262-4200.

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