Arrest warrants have been issued for former El Cajon city councilmember Ben Kalasho and his wife Jessica, after the pair failed to report to jail on Sept. 1 to serve their eight-day sentences.
Kalasho resigned from his job in 2019 after he was accused of harassing his colleagues, contestants of a beauty pageant he created, and creating fake online profiles to troll people and businesses he had problems with.
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WATCH HEREThe couple moved to North Carolina and tried to push back their jail time for contempt of court until 2024 for multiple reasons, including Jessica's pregnancy, but a judge denied their request.
When they did not show up on Friday as scheduled, a judge issued their arrest warrants.
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