Blake, bodyguard arrested in death of actor's wife

LOS ANGELES -- Robert Blake and his bodyguard were arrested Thursday in the shooting death of the actor's wife nearly a year ago, police said.

Police officers took Blake into custody at a relative's home in Hidden Hills, a gated suburban community where the actor moved after the killing. He was arrested for investigation of murder, said Sgt. John Pasquariello, a police spokesman.

Bonny Lee Bakley, 44, was shot to death last May, a block from a Studio City restaurant where she and her husband had dined.

Blake's bodyguard and chauffeur, Earle Caldwell, was arrested earlier Thursday for conspiracy, police said.