Paul Flores was arrested on suspicion of being a felon in possession with a firearm around 9:45 a.m. on the western edge of San Pedro, in the area of Summerland and Western avenues, said Officer Tony Im, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department.
Flores has a previous felony conviction for driving under the influence, according to
KSBY in San Luis Obispo.
Flores, a San Pedro resident, is considered the sole person of interest in Smart’s disappearance, and no suspects have been named.
Investigators served two search warrants at Flores’ home on the 900 block of Upland Avenue last year, one in February and the other in April.
On Feb. 5, the residence was one of four locations in California and Washington where warrants were served, according to a
news release from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.
Man named person of interest in Kristin Smart cold case arrested in San Pedro for alleged gun violation | KTLA
The arrest was based on information developed by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department when it
searched Flores’ home in April, accompanied by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies.
Flores was the last person to be seen with Smart the night she vanished, San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s spokesman Tony Cipolla said at the time. He “continues to b e a person of interest in the disappearance of Kristin Smart in 1996.”
Person of interest in Kristin Smart cold case is arrested on a weapons offense
