Besides her prison sentence, Campbell must undergo mental health and drug treatment and spend two years in a supervised release program. So yeah, Im kind of proud of it.. I don't blame him.". "For the first year, they're all over you. He couldn't even bear to stick around for the final tally--though when he left he didn't forget to take $6,000, the first cut of his expected $100,000 share. And youre like, Come on parachute. He said at first, they were very proud of what they had been able to do. Dustin is the founder and co-owner of Pajiba. Twice a week over the next 12 months, we will take you back to the winter of sheep cloning and the summer of Con Air. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. Masterminds is a 2016 American crime comedy film based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery in North Carolina. 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of the year that everything happened 1997. his keys and wedding ring. Based on a true story, the premise itself is fascinating, which makes Masterminds all the more a waste. The first weekday after the heist, Michele Chambers, co-conspirator Steve's wife, walked into a NationsBank branch with a briefcase containing $5,000. Action News Jax facebook feed(Opens a new window), Action News Jax twitter feed(Opens a new window), Action News Jax youtube feed(Opens a new window), Florida Senator proposes bill to cancel Democratic Party in state, Georgia star Jalen Carter charged with racing in fatal wreck, FHP: Man dies after FDOT Road Ranger rear-ends truck, pushes him over edge of Buckman Bridge, Bartram Trail High School girls lacrosse player denied NIL opportunity, Contest: Win tickets to the AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville. Ghantt was caught on videotape loading large amounts of cash into a truck. He frequently entertained there, buying steaks for his guests. Name. kellis@gastongazette.com 0:04 1:38 On Oct. 4, 1997, former Kings Mountain resident David Scott Ghantt finished his shift as a vault supervisor for Loomis Fargo in Charlotte. I couldn't understand why I hadn't been more successful," David said. Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live. It will be some time before she can commune with domestic animals again. Reach our Customer Contact Center by calling 877.877.0560 from 6:30 AM to 11:30 PM CT every day or by completing the provided form. Probably very egotistical of me, I thought, Yeah, sure, I can beat them, theyre college smart and thats about it, Ghantt said. "But, I hate to admit it, it doesn't faze me one bit. In the first heist, a regional vault supervisor loaded money into a branded truck and . Michele told her mother she and Steve had been saving gambling winnings for the down payment. Some family members hid money in bank deposit boxes, other friends were asked to mule cash to the Cayman Islands. All I needed was a change of pace.". Now, I kind of know something is fishy., Alone in Mexico with limited cash, Ghantt thought about turning himself in. They also left behind a life-changing fortune in small bills $3.3 million in fives and ones that they overlooked and the two videotapes that Ghantt had pulled from the security cameras at the bank. So we were able to figure out with all the denominations, it would require about 20 safe deposit boxes to store it all.. Meanwhile, outside Reynolds & Reynolds, Steve, Scott and Eric needed to move 2,748 pounds of cash, quickly, from the Loomis van into the Budget van. As with Kelly, the worst blotch on 29-year-old Eric's record until now was a driving-while-intoxicated conviction. But the idea of all that money pulled at her. As with many recent historic events, this one had been caught on videotape, a fact that a few dozen Charlotte FBI agents would learn in a hastily organized Sunday morning meeting. ". Jim Gronquist was Campbells defense attorney. They found Ghantts truck, and in it were his keys, some personal items and his wedding ring. They decorated their 6,000-square-foot stucco house with antiques, paintings and statues, including a six-foot wooden Indian that Michele had bought for $600. They discussed it further, and Campbell asked him when they should do it. But I thought this is me being hard-headed Im going to ride this thing to the ground. And so thats what I did.. He quickly found out when you have money, you just have different problems, Wydra said. This time, David told McKinney the truth. Ghantt worked at Loomis Fargos regional office vault in Charlotte. To protect themselves, David and Steve didn't meet or talk. The cart held about $2 million, and the thief made multiple trips. "He said, 'Yeah, right,' and turned his head. Twenty-five years ago, a small group of rural North Carolinian amateur bank robbers pulled off the second-largest heist in American history. They heard Michele brag about her $43,000 ring. I was expecting her to kick me out of the house., Years later, after they married and had a child together, they watched a movie based on the whole ordeal. Steve solicited two others to help move cash during the theft. I dont know if Steve would have done it himself, but he definitely was capable of buying someone to do it for him and I think that was going to happen if we didnt step in and arrest Ghantt, Wydra said. They didnt expect it.. "Steve said, 'I think we ought to do it that night, when he drops off the van,' " Kelly recalled. When he was done, the man drove off to a nearby printing press, where the money was distributed into private vehicles amongst a handful of people. Its in the ether. . "He showed me a lot of money," McKinney said. If we work together, we can all have plenty of pie.. He took bus tours of Mayan ruins. Driving away, he said he felt a mix of fear, confidence and excitement that he outsmarted the FBI. "He was in tears. But it was the rural, Southern backgrounds of many of the key players, along with the many botched twists and bungled turns, that led the media to dub it the hillbilly heist.. For reasons that remain obscure, Robert spilled the beans to David. He had an endearing smile, a beautiful wife and two children. Its kind of like that. Together, they drove in a convoy to an industrial warehouse eight miles away, where Eric Payne, a fourth accomplice was. . A woman by the name of Kelly Campbell had worked there in 1996, and she and Ghantt had become friends in that time. The phone rang: Kelly had a problem. He then began loading $17 million in unmarked bills inside a company van before driving away. FILE - Kelly Campbell, one of the 21 people convicted for their involvement in the $17 million Loomis Fargo heist, awaits sentencing for her part in the theft at her mobile home near Mount. She will never get beyond the debt. . It premiered in Los Angeles on September 26, 2016 and was theatrically released in the . He flew in an ultra-light plane. Ghantt simply got ready for work one morning knowing it would be his last day on the job. One number is working in Campbells favor. >> PHOTOS: The Loomis Fargo heist, 25 years later. Burks was also ordered to serve 15 years in prison, limiting his ability to balance his books. In February 1998, the FBI tapped their phones and listened to Steve discuss depositing $2.5 million in the Cayman Islands. The FBI (Leslie Jones, Jon Daly) made easy work of the case, however, and everyone involved was eventually arrested and imprisoned. About 20 ago, Campbell sent him a letter of apology, but he never responded. Zaron Burnett is an investigative journalist and longform features writer based in Los Angeles. The bash had a Cinderella theme, with a three-tiered cake that looked like a castle. When McKinney arrived in North Carolina, the plan had changed. It had been drilled into my head that if you give me a team of five good people, I can go anywhere, do anything," David explained. It wasnt a big hit, but Ghantt, who was played by Galifianakis, gives it a rave review. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. We need to set up some way for me to get my money. She said, We got it all worked out. I'd probably change jobs. But he tried to keep his face averted, so David wouldn't be able to ID him. Throughout the multi-year-long case and subsequent trials, journalists often referred to Ghantt and the others as trailer trash and hillbillies. . "I said, 'I don't want him killed.' Theres barely a laugh in the entire film, which looks like it was shot entirely in one take while the actors were still working out their characters. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. Ghantt said he believes in redemption, and that his mistake 25 years ago brought him all the things that are important in his life today. Hes a family man with a wife and daughter. He approached a longtime friend, Eric Payne, who lived in a mobile home south of Belmont, N.C. Steve offered him $100,000 to help. Kelly, using David's cell phone, kept beeping him. Kelly had no problem fanning the flames of their old flirtation. Sun, sand and beaches are all part of why Jacksonville is a popular destination. Theres less security. Without really intending to, Kelly recalls, she turned the conversation to the possibility of a heist. All of the co-defendants were arrested the next day, about six months after the heist. "He was speechless," said Sandra Floyd. There had been no signs. Steve and Michelle Chambers, who had lived in a mobile home, bought a mansion in Cramer Mountain. His new life in Mexico had begun. Truth be told, Ghantt had something of a crush on Campbell, and so, he told her exactly how hed pull off such a heist. In the two days after the robbery, agents interviewed more than 100 people, most connected with David. Basically, he needed a score to make his problems go away. There were times when I drank really heavily.". But on Oct. 4, 1997, that no longer mattered and Ghantt took off with $17.3 million. They also purchased expensive cars, jewelry and a breast enhancement or two. This meant a bump in pay, up to $8.15 an hour. The teller, who hadn't asked, filed a "suspicious activity report." In the first days after the arrests, agents recovered or accounted for all but about $2 million of the stolen money. Eric watched. Campbell and her husband had always been just scraping by, however in the weeks following the robbery, the two seemed to have more money than they've ever had. When did you conclude Yeah, Im actually going to do this? Counts asked. October was "a blast," he said. Ghantt was missing and no one, not even his wife, knew where he was. I made a joke once that was the hardest Id ever worked for Wells Fargo -- yeah, its a lot of work, Ghantt said. It took me going to prison to realize I was a bag of worms, and it took me years of work to be somebody worthy to come back into our society, he said. Kelly Loomis. Ghantt was working a late shift, and just after 6:30 p.m., his coworkers were packing up and heading for home. "I missed my family. The FBI now knew Chambers had Loomis cash. The movie was called Masterminds and stars Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig and Owen Wilson. People dont seem to understand human nature. And I knew that by that time, Id be in Cancun no matter what. Hed be in contact. So I was glad it was over. He told him McKinney was in Mexico to kill somebody. At the sight of all that money, Scott and Eric had the same thought: They'd made the worst mistake of their lives. Of course the most famous thing inside the home was a velvet Elvis portrait. This is where it starts to unravel, Ghantt tells me with a wry laugh. Steve told her to send David to Atlanta on a bus and drive back to the trailer. [Kelly] told me, 'Just think about it.' He hated the sweet smell of the green ink, and the $8.15-an-hour salary. "But I had to know.". While the agents initiated their investigation, the Chambers spent money as quickly as they could. That was the thing that sticks in my mind to this day., ALSO READ: Man released from jail, accused of robbing banks while wearing electronic monitor, police say. Her sentence was delayed until Jan. 1 so she could spend the holidays with her family. They set the date, Oct. 4, a Saturday when David knew he could be alone in the building after his shift. Well she was a pretty happy-go-lucky person, he said. If you didnt live in the Charlotte area 25 years ago, you might not believe it. Steve told Scott to ignore the remaining stacks, which were mostly ones and fives. None of the suspects had been in any serious trouble before this. David complained it wasn't enough. Thats one of my personality flaws. Were others involved? It was late in 1996. So the original gang was all totally shocked, Wydra said. He didn't want to abandon his parents. Too many questions remained: Where was the cash? There was a third person with them, too, a man named Eric Grant. Ghantt, his former co-worker Kelly Campbell and her friends Steve and Michelle Chambers carried out the Loomis Fargo heist on Oct. 4, 1997. "A lot of people out there had it worse than me, but . All rights reserved. When he walked onto the plane, he was wearing big, tall cowboy boots, where hed stuffed a majority of the smuggled cash. Scott Grant and Steve pulled up next to her in a Mazda. Its said the current owner now has it in storage in Phoenix, Arizona. I think if you remember some of her early photographic opportunities, shall we put it that way, she was sort of laughing, not seeming to take it seriously.. One thing about teammates, in David's view: You could always trust them. Butcher says the federal courts in the Western District of North Carolina have never handled a case quite like Loomis. ". A former FBI agent who helped crack the case sat down with Channel 9 Reporter Glenn Counts to talk about the clues that led to solving the crime, and how the group got caught. He placed stacks of currency on a cart and wheeled it to the van about 15 feet away, inside the building. Even still, he was 27, married and struggling to provide for his family. When I put that cash in the back of the car, by the time I got to the office the whole car smelled like that. "That would be living on the run, and I didn't want my kids to live that way. Things went from bad to worse when, in November, Michelle strolled into a bank with a briefcase filled with 200 grand and asked the manager, How much can I deposit without the bank reporting the transaction? When she showed the bank manager that she really had the money to invest, the cash was still bound in Loomis Fargo wrappers. Clerk of Court Frank Johns of Charlotte. He told Steve he hadn't been able to find David. When Chambers and the two Erics were done loading the stolen millions into barrels, they abandoned the van in the woods. One day, the two employees were in the break room and got to talking about the news of the day a massive bank heist that just occurred in Florida by someone at their company. But it wasnt. Was the temptation too much? Access to this system is reviewed and violators will be subject to prosecution. AP CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Kelly Campbell, the woman who helped plan the $17 million robbery of armored-car company Loomis, Fargo was sentenced yesterday to nearly six years in prison and ordered. These (Loomis) guys, not so much.. Back in North Carolina, Ghantts former accomplices were living high on the hog. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter]. Its about the 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery also known as the hillbillly heist the second largest cash robbery in the history of the United States. On March 1, David Ghantt left his hotel to do some laundry. Depression had led to smoking a lot of marijuana and taking Prozac, a combination she figures affected her judgment. He pocketed the money and told Chambers and Campbell to send him his cut in Mexico. David told her he'd need help moving the money, getting a new ID and leaving the country. She also assured the teller her cash wasn't drug money. Ghantt took $50,000 for himself and fled to Cozumel, Mexico. Michele tells me you're in a financial bind. Ghantt met up with the other members of the plot and offloaded the cash. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Agents raided safe deposit boxes, where they recovered more than $11 million. Even the outtakes during the credits are bad. For his part, Ghantt was now officially on his way to Mexico, his future stretched out before him. Now, at 7:45 p.m., with all the money finally inside the van, his aching muscles could take a breather. I mentioned it to Kelly. He hadnt checked ahead of time if the airport had any available flights, let alone if it would even be open. Though Wydra is retired, 25 years ago, he was an agent with the FBI. ". They cursed. Then, on a mid-September day, as he reviewed a credit card bill, David did some math. She just called me up on the phone and said, Hey, lets meet one day after work. And then, we were talking and she says, How do you feel about robbing Loomis Fargo? Ghantt tells me. Ghantt, his former co-worker Kelly Campbell and her friends Steve and Michelle Chambers, carried out the Loomis Fargo heist on Oct. 4, 1997. I was burned out and just didn't know it. In Florida, a Loomis Fargo employee had pulled a gun on his coworkers and gotten away with $18 million, a move that FBI agents theorize Ghantt, Campbell and other employees all sat around talking about - and what they would do with that amount of money - for a while. Given the presence of the surveillance tapes and a gun belonging to Ghantt, they started with Ghantts phone and pager records and discovered a pattern they attributed to an accomplice. Is he telling the truth? They placed a bust of Caesar in the dining room. According to Butcher, Campbells last official payment came in June 2021 when the government appears to have seized a tax refund of $81.24. At the time of the real robbery, Chambers was facing criminal charges hed written 30K worth of bad checks and was facing jail time for it. Money. The bigger the amount, however, the bigger the damages to victims that likely will never be repaid: Amy Paynes collection account was closed in 2020 with her having paid $53,000 of the $274,000 she owed. Him and I still talk every now and then. At 7:45, David had finished loading. ', "He asked me if I'd mind holding some money for him. He flip-flopped on the heist idea three or four times. At that same time, Steve was growing sick of the calls to send more money to Ghantt, and was looking for a way to end that issue. Thomas Grant, who served three years in prison for bank larceny, paid off restitution of $70,000; brother Eric Grant paid all of his $26,000; as did David Craig, $40,000; and Dennis and Sandra Floyd; $27,000. "I've learned that I'm a fortunate man," he said. ", "Even then . In mid-November, McKinney carried $10,000 to Cancun but wound up spending most of it on himself. David, the international fugitive, lived it up, too--for a while. Campbell used to work for Loomis and continued the friendship with Ghantt, eventually hooking him up with Chambers. In the following months, Steve persisted, even floating the notion of placing phony hand grenades on a Loomis truck to scare away the drivers, Kelly said. But after she left, she reached back out to Ghantt and brought up what they'd talked about that day in the break room. "It wasn't me, it was Steve," she says she told him. On Monday, October 6th, the FBI agents who were investigating the robbery located the Loomis Fargo van abandoned in the woods. He added that money can be a motivator for anyone. He had stolen $17 million from Loomis Fargo. The Evergreen State takes the top spot again in the U.S. News Best States ranking on the strength of its tech sector and other industries. The next day, Kelly drove back to Steve's mobile home to watch the news with Steve and Michele. Tags: Associated Press, courts, crime, North Carolina. The robbery of some $17 million quickly became one of the wildest bank heists of the last quarter century. I threw you out, and then threw the parachute after you. In all, agents arrested 24 people in the heist. Her husband gave her a brown teddy bear. To be brutally honest, it was that morning, Ghantt replied. Its a farce that never farces; a comedy without jokes. . He covers culture, politics, race, and other perplexing mysteries for MEL. The property has changed hands several times since then. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. In early December, Steve and Michele invited relatives to their daughter's sixth birthday party. My love for my family is by far the most important thing in my life. Loomis has received $978,983.79, according to Sally Butcher, an assistant clerk in the federal courts of the Western District of North Carolina who specializes in criminal debt. Then we went on a mission to calculate exactly how much size-wise the money was, $11.3 million in $20 bills, and it weighed over 2,000 pounds, Wydra said. You cannot fine low-income people millions of dollars. Here, he amps up the most obnoxious excesses of his entire cast and lets their grating bad-improv skills run amok. Get to me. Its that kind of excitement.. "I said, 'Yeah, sure.' Kelly drove David to the airport. Of course the problem was, the money belonged to someone else. It affects everybody different. These days, the 52-year-old husband and father lives in Jacksonville, Florida, where he works at a heavy equipment rental agency. He was an old friend from East Gaston High School, tough and sure of himself. At the party, Steve invited Michele's stepfather, truck driver Dennis Floyd, to the basement to play pool. So Im like, Can you get a move on with my money? After a couple of weeks passed, I get a phone call from Kelly: Okay, Brunos coming to you, blah, blah, blah. So I get a phone call from this guy, and I tell him where to meet me. He would pay McKinney $250,000, half upfront. In hindsight, it doesnt surprise me a bit, Ghantt says, a bitter laugh catching in his throat. Steve led the planning. Chambers, now 32, didn't grant an interview for this article, but last year, in response to written questions, he said the biggest lesson he learned was: "Family is more important and valuable than money. Why do we feel its so necessary to treat people like this, to say, OK, well just ruin the rest of your life because you made a bad decision., Punishment should not last a lifetime. 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