Tribune: Robbers with sledgehammer steal auto title paper 04-17 news story by Tessa Darling

TUCSON - A man accused of helping a former beauty queen kidnap her ex-boyfriend was arrested Friday following a 10-hour standoff with police, authorities said. Robert Ergonis, who has been wanted since the December kidnapping, refused to come out when police found him at a Tucson home Thursday night. At one point he told authorities he had a gun to his girlfriend's head, said Tucson police spokesman Sgt. Mark Robinson. The woman was released unharmed at about 3 a.m. Friday. Ergonis surrendered without incident about three hours later when police entered the home, said Robinson. Authorities issued an arrest warrant in December for Ergonis, accusing him of helping former beauty queen Kumari Fulbright kidnap her ex-boyfriend. Authorities said Fulbright bit the victim's ear and hand and stuck a butcher knife into his ear. The man was able to escape and call police. Fulbright, who competed for the Miss Arizona title in 2005 and 2006, was indicted in December on charges of kidnapping, aggravated robbery, armed robbery and aggravated assault. She is now free on bail. . .