Pair suspected of crashing California wedding and swiping $60,000 from newlyweds are arrested

Police tracked down and arrested a pair of wedding crashers who allegedly swiped $60,000 from newlyweds who'd been toasting their union at a Southern California reception last week, authorities said.

Armean Shirehjini, 41, and Andranik Avetisyan, 37, were being held at Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles on Monday afternoon, arrest records showed.

Early Aug. 31, a man dressed in black grabbed a box from inside the Renaissance Banquet Hall in Glendale, about 7 miles north of downtown L.A., and sprinted outside, where he escaped in a waiting SUV, police said.

That box had about $60,000 in cash, checks and gifts intended for the happy couple, authorities said.

Shirehjini was called the "prime suspect," and Avetisyan the getaway driver, according to a Glendale police statement.

The men were booked on suspicion of burglary, drugs sales and illegal weapons possession, Glendale Police Sgt. Jose Barajas said. Their next court date is scheduled for Tuesday, inmate records showed.

Security video played a key role in identifying and locating the suspects, police said.

Detectives "recovered a large amount of cash and dozens of checks made out to the victims from the wedding," Glendale police said.

Shirehjini "was found to be in possession of a handgun" and "several firearms and various narcotics were seized from both residences," police said.

It wasn't clear Monday afternoon if the men had hired or been assigned attorneys to speak on their behalf.

"It's really upsetting and I get really emotional thinking about it," bride Nadeem Farahat told NBC Los Angeles, days after the theft. "We keep reminding ourselves about the positive things that came out of the day. Of course, us getting married is top of the list."

Newlywed husband George Farahat added: "But ultimately I think we're thankful that everyone was safe."