Ghantt, a decorated Army veteran who served in the Persian Gulf war repairing helicopters, was charged in October with bank larceny, sparking an intense manhunt. The couple was married for 22 years before her untimely death in 2012. Money does weird things to people. Although the FBI investigation was able to quickly connect Ghantt to Campbell, connecting Ghantt to Chambers was a more difficult task. He made his own self miserable. LRM: So tell me on where are you now? The only person not to plead guilty in the case, former Gastonia attorney Jeff Guller, ended up doing eight years for money laundering. David Ghantt (Zach Galifianakis), an employee of Loomis Fargo, robbed his own vault, left the $17.3 million in cash with his co-conspirators, Kelly Campbell (Kristen Wiig) and Steve Chambers (Owen Wilson) and fled the country to Mexico. Additionally, we also discussed about his life in Mexico, the discoveries, and his life today after all this fame. I thought he did a really good job. The painful part is that when you get caught, that the part of your brain that was trying to talk to you when you first started the robbery was right, and that's like a dump truck running over you. The Internet was still new at the time. The Mandalorian S3 Episode 1 Review: ROUGH START!!! He now has a wife, a construction job, and a child. I learned that I was an a--hole. The Radical Senate: James Abourezk of South Dakota, America is Not a Racist Country: How Nikki Haley Became Israels Candidate for the White House, Three Reasons (Other Than Age) Why Joe Biden Should Not Run Again For President, The Global South Refuses Pressure to Side With the West on Russia, The 20th Anniversary of the Sociocide of Iraq by Bush/Cheney. He was angry a lot. That was probably the first thing. Im still going through the friend requests. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. She is the diamond of my soul. LRM had an exclusive phone interview with David Ghantt last week, the real-life culprit who pulled off the successful bank heist. Authorities found Ghantts unlocked red pickup truck near the Loomis building. In 1997, Loomis Fargo employee David Ghantt robbed the armored car company of $17 million. Growing Backlash to Montanas GOP-Controlled Legislature, Gee Its Nice Your State is Blue, the War on Abortions Still Coming for You. David Ghantt: Awesome. David Ghantt was portrayed by Zackary Hatfield. Mrs. [1], Steven Chambers finished serving his sentence in November 2006. If I hadnt done on what I did and how everything unfolded like it didI wouldnt have my daughter today. This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 16:45. From there, the money was moved from the company vehicle to private vehicles. Day in and day out, he drives an armored vehicle, transporting millions of other peoples money with no escape in sight. LRM: You did serve time in Federal prison and it was a very well-known bank robbery. The unlikely suspect in the Charlotte heist was 27-year-old David Scott Ghantt, a quiet, unassuming vault supervisor who earned $360 a week. Themansion party is real. [7][8], Rocket Science, a 1998 double-disc album by Charlotte-based radio personalities John Boy & Billy, includes a track ("Marvin: The Loomis Caper") mocking the defendants. 20 years ago,on the night ofOctober 4, 1997, David Scott Ghantt loaded $17.3 million of cash from the bank vault in Charlotte, North Carolina he was employed to supervise into a van. MASTERMINDS will be available on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download tomorrow. She was devastated, Diamant said. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: The Beast Lays On The Charm In New TV Spot. It was one of the first things they voted on. They were ordered held without bail Monday until a hearing on Thursday. [15], "David Ghantt" redirects here. 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This book spotlights all of the topics that make up a well rounded life and is presented in a voice that is down-to-earth, authentic and downright like-able. At one point, the hoodlum shows up and Ghantt is wearing a Jerome Bettis Pittsburgh Steelers jersey; the hoodlums favorite team is the Steelers, and he caves and tells Ghantt that McKinney wants him dead. David Ghantt: My standard answer now is [to say] that the person I was thenI am certainly not that person now. Because surprise! Were you really hailed as a hero? If I hadnt of done that, Id probably still be in North Carolina and I would not have got to meet a lot of the interesting people that Ive got to meet. Hes scheduled to be sentenced in May. Steven Chambers, left, and David Scott Ghantt leave federal court. David Ghantt: Its a little less dramatic on what they had shown in the movie. Loomis, Fargo offered a $500,000 reward for his arrest and conviction. After years of working hard, the realisation hit . LRM: True. His wife, they said, got breast implants and used cash to purchase a 1998 BMW Z3 sports car. It premiered in Los Angeles on September 26, 2016 and was theatrically released in the . 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 to pay back more than $4 million. LRM: When you first heard the story he was there to get rid of you, what was your reaction? This story was originally published October 3, 2016, 9:12 PM. David Ghantt: When I first met Zach and sat down to talk about it, he said, You realize Im going to be playing a dumber, clumsier version of you. Its all being part as a comedy and its Hollywood. Wake Up CharlotteToGo is a daily news and weather podcast you can listen to so you can start your day with the team atWake Up Charlotte. David Ghantt: Well, my compatriots did lock themselves out of the van. Directed by Jared Hess and written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer and Emily Spivey, the film stars Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Jason Sudeikis.. Sixteen others who were indirectly involved were convicted and federal agents recovered most of the money. Were you offended that they portrayed you as an idiot being so easily manipulated? Also famous for (at least with his friends and family) finally getting his first book finished.Current Life: Wooer of the Wife, Drinker of Coffee, Father, Gamer, Photographer, Fisherman, Gentleman, Mastermind of this book ;-). The amount of money stolen is correct. Check your inbox for a confirmation email with instructions to finish signing up. Ghantt was charged in connection with the . The movie is hilarious. It's based on the true story of David Ghantt (Galifianikas), a vault supervisor at the Charlotte Loomis Fargo depository in Uptown Charlotte that was involved in the second largest cash robbery in history, making off with $17.4 million ($25 million today). Chambers was always considered the "mastermind" behind the theft, but he doesn't talkmuch about his Loomis heist days, not even when actor Owen Wilson portrayed him in the 2016comedy about the heist titled"Masterminds.". As a vault supervisor for Loomis Fargo, David had access to the vaults and all the cash within. David Ghantt, who pulled off the Loomis, Fargo & Co. vault robbery in 1997 and was sentenced to seven years in prison for the crime, served as a consultant for the film, which opens in theatres . You'd be amazed at how much stress you can relieve yourself from in your life by just taking 20 or so minutes a day for yourself and just letting the world go. 1) David Ghantt is underpaid and unhappy. 'Not for lunch' DeSantis: Youre a History Grad. Five years he told how he explains his past like this: "People are very forgiving if you're open and honest right from the start. Hes way smarter than youd think he would be because he tends to play Bozos. This Wednesday marks the 20th anniversary of the notorious Loomis Fargo heist. They asked me how I felt about it and I said, Its my story, but its your movie so have at me. Being a quasi-famous bank robber and all? Yes, Carrie Underwood adopted a dog in Charlotte. If you're trying to make yourself better today, that's all most people care about. Ms. Campbell was a former Loomis employee who is the only person known to have contacted Ghantt in Mexico, while Chambers and McKinney conspired in recent days to kill Ghantt under the guise of bringing him more cash in Mexico, according to arrest affidavits. One of the FBI's wiretaps caught a conversation between David Ghantt and Kelly Campbell, the one who bought the minivan and shopped for the liposuction. As we said . One day, he went to check on it and the lock had been cut. He then proceeded to load about $17.3 million in cash (approximately $11 million of which was in $20 bills) into the back of a company van. I mean, thats pretty much why I did it. I also explained to Owen [Wilson] on what it was like to be in Federal prison. Charlotte radio stations labeled them the "Cramer Mountain hillbillies" and the whole crew as "the gang that couldn't steal straight.". David Ghantt (@DavidGhantt) is a man that still holds the record for the second largest bank heist on American Soil. And most importantly, talking with Zach. Chambers never held Campbell hostage by locking her in a shed on his property. All David Ghantt ever really wanted was adventure, and he takes the audience along with him for an hour-and-a-half of side-splitting comedy in Masterminds. Despite being caught on camera wheeling the money from the vault to the getaway van, David Ghantt makes off to Mexico before the FBI can blink. Where ever it was, it is long gone now. David Ghantt: That is the like the number two question that everyone asks me. One night in a small North Carolina town, a down-on-his-luck guard at Loomis Fargo manages to steal $17 millionliterally more than one ton of cash. CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM MASTERMIND MOVIE. I was like, Okay.. February 28, 2023. All but $186,000 in that theft was recovered from a North Carolina storage building. Some received probation for money laundering, many others did hard time. BOSTON (AP) A former eBay Inc. executive was sentenced on Thursday to almost five years in prison for leading a scheme to terrorize the creators of an . The police then called the FBI because most of the money handled at the facility belonged to banks, which technically made it a bank robbery a federal offense.[5]. David Scott Ghantt Ghantt, his former co-worker Kelly Campbell and her friends Steve and Michelle Chambers carried out the Loomis Fargo heist on Oct. 4, 1997. Follow him on twitter: @MSainat1, 20 Years Later: Masterminds of One of the Largest Bank Heists in U.S. History, The CIAs Changing Take on the Climate Emergency, Emancipation, Hollywoods Best Civil War Film Ever. Before he decided to steal $17 million from the bank, Ghantt had worked for years as a relatively taciturn and compliant employee. I cut out a lot of partying and stuff that wastes my spending. Have a good one y'all," wrote David Ghantt on his Facebook page Tuesday morning. An FBI criminal investigation ultimately resulted in the arrest and conviction of eight people directly involved in the heist, as well as sixteen others who had indirectly helped them, and the recovery of approximately 88% of the stolen money. According to court documents, federal agents began looking at the spending habits of Steven and Michelle Chambers after being tipped by a confidential informant about their "sudden wealth." A movie based on the heist starring Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones and directed by Jared Hess (the guy who made Napoleon Dynamite) is out now on Blu-ray and DVD. Why would you want this story to be told and to enjoy this? Ghantt's spending in Mexico was extravagant at first. The Loomis Fargo Bank Robbery was a robbery of $17.3 million in cash from the Charlotte, North Carolina, regional office vault of Loomis, Fargo & Co. on the evening of October 4, 1997, by vault supervisor David Scott Ghantt, his married girlfriend Kelly Campbell (a former Loomis co-worker), Steve Chambers, his wife Michelle Chambers, Michael Gobbies and four other co-conspirators. At first, David Ghantt said, "I didn't take her seriously. CHARLOTTE, N.C. Tuesday is the 25th anniversary of the infamous Loomis Fargo heist in Charlotte, where a bank worker, with the help of two accomplices, stole almost $17 million before being captured in Mexico. You can reach Kevin Ellis at 704-869-1823 or www.Twitter.com/TheGazetteKevin. The film stars Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, Kate McKinnon and Jason Sudeikis. The only glimmer of excitement is his flirtatious work crush Kelly Campbell who soon lures him into the scheme of a lifetime. Ghantts wife also reported him missing the same day. [3][4] Its Charlotte office would be the victim of David Scott Ghantt and his confederates later that year. Until it's gone, you don't appreciate it. Ghantt knew Chambers as Steve, but didnt find out that his last name was Chambers until the arrests were made. When McKinney realized Ghantt was wanted for the Loomis Fargo robbery, he backed off personally because he didnt want to be anywhere near a federal investigation. Press J to jump to the feed. David Ghantt normally came home between 6 and 8 p.m., and often he was late, his wife said. Outside the building, Ghantt met up with Campbell, Chambers, and others who were involved in the plot, and drove off to a printing business called Reynolds & Reynolds in northwest Charlotte. [Chuckles]. A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. shes now Miss USA. I enjoy talking to you. The van was later found with $3 million in it, but the rest of the money is still missing. I took a picture from back in those days to show them. Now Playing. I did do a lot of diving down in Mexico, which is a great diving spot. I Am A, where the mundane becomes fascinating and the outrageous suddenly seems normal. 121 90 1,443 Show this thread David GhanttRetweeted C.A. I work for a small construction company. He told me they were in the dirt business, so he didn't have to worry too much about me. The FBI, in fact, obtained the evidence they needed to bring down the major players, including Chambers, after catching them talking about the murder plot on the telephone via wiretap. When I interviewed for this job about three years ago, I told (my boss) that I had some dirt in my background, and if he went digging for it, he would find it. LRM: Did you like the portrayal of yourself in the movie? Chambers did hire McKinney to kill Ghantt, but initially McKinney was making personal cash deliveries to Ghantt in Mexico on behalf of Chambers. They even made a movie about it, with North Carolina native Zach Galifianakis playing the role of Ghantt in the comedy "Masterminds.". Steven Chambers (left) and David Scott Ghantt Facts Before he decided to steal $17 million from the bank, Ghantt worked for years as a relatively silent and compliant employee. LRM: [Laughter] As for yourself, besides diving, what did you really do in Mexico? With egg prices on the rise, are more people buying chickens? You take a movie like Oceans Eleven, the whole concept of that movie is so farfetched, its not even funny. Ghantt was scheduled to work a shift at the armored car company Oct. 4. I really don't miss that guy. Ghantt got arrested by the Mexican police at Playa del Carmen on March 1, 1988. Within 24 days of the real heist, Chambers went from a mobile home to a $635,000 home in Cramer Mountain Country Club, authorities said. The robbery was committed by Loomis vault supervisor David Scott Ghantt, his married girlfriend Kelly Campbell (a former Loomis co-worker), Steven Eugene Chambers (a one-time FBI informant), his wife Michelle Chambers, Michael Gobbies, and four . David, now 30, says he's sorry he abandoned his wife--who he says still loves him--and his family. Q: You came to the North Carolina mountains during Hurricane Irma, but what do you miss about Gastonia? Ghantt, a U.S. Army veteran, was living a relatively "boring" life working as the vault superintendent at a Loomis Fargo armored car warehouse just outside Charlotte, North Carolina making a. Im like, You need to understand that, that money has been missing for 20 years. Other FBI agents, who had wiretaps on Chambers' after being tipped off much earlier about his free-spending ways, were soon searching the expensive Cramer Mountain home he had bought with the proceeds. Did you really only go to Mexico with 50k? One of my compatriots, Steve Chambers was in charge of the money. . 'The Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts holding his young daughter Seraphina as they arrive at London Airport, October 17th 1969. Most of the money was in $20 bills, according to the FBI. I felt relieved, I knew that things were getting ready to come to an end and getting caught was a stress reliever even if I knew I was going to jail. A: I hate to think about what I'd be doing if I hadn't gotten caught. I told them that this was the color regiment. Hes a great person. You can reach Kevin Ellis at 704-201-7016 or email him Kellis@GastonGazette.com. Michele Chambers' sentence was two months longer than that given to David Scott Ghantt, the Loomis employee who removed the money from the company vault on Oct. 4, 1997. David Ghantt commits the second largest bank heist in US history. "I've learned that I'm a fortunate . (The conversation was depicted as 100 percent private on screen). In real life: False. FBI agents pulled stolen cash out of barrels they had stashed around their home. The odds of you actually getting away with something these days is pretty damn slim. The affidavits also alleged lavish spending by the six, including the Chambers who moved out of a trailer and paid cash for a $635,000 home shortly after the robbery. Masterminds follows the [] He then began loading $17 million in unmarked bills inside a company van before driving away. David Ghantt discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. What are Jandice and Kelly up to now? ", "If you're trying to make yourself better today, that's all most people care about.". Oakland Police Department: Above the Law? I got no real complaints, not at this point., The heist became the premise for the movie,Masterminds, released in September 2016. 4 million images and real time event coverage from coast to coast , ImageCollect is the only celebrity photo site you'll ever need. Ghantt had worked with the branch since 1994, and had been promoted from a driver to the vault supervisor. Watch your email for exciting announcements and new features coming soon! They had initially agreed to control their spending for a year or two, in the belief that the government would vigorously track the spending habits of any and all suspects for at least a year before relenting. David Ghantt: In my way of thinking, you are part of the story and people will talk about you regardless. So what exactly did you do for this production? David Scott Ghantt, 28, was arrested Sunday on an island off the Mexican coast, near the resort city of Cozumel, FBI spokesman William Perry said today. Ghantt was the vault manager. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Ghantt, a U.S. Army veteran, was living a relatively "boring" life working as the vault superintendent at a Loomis Fargo armored car warehouse just outside Charlotte, North Carolina making a relatively meager paycheck, when he crossed paths with Kelly Campbell. Its the small things like that. Campbell used part of her share of the money to buy a Toyota Sienna minivan in two cash installments. Tell Me When Systemic Racism Ended? So my AMA hour is up, thank you all for the great questions and swinging by to Ask Me Anything. After the movie [premiered in theaters], my Facebook account exploded. Ghantt was already married when he took part in the heist, to a woman named Tammy who author Diamant described as very nice. It is true, however, that she had no idea about the plot and that he fled to Mexico without telling her. The company reported the theft Oct. 5. David Scott Ghantt, 28, was arrested Sunday at Playa del Carmen, Mexico, near the island resort of Cozumel, FBI spokesman William Perry said. Loomis Fargo employees could not open the vault the next morning and called the police. David Ghantt discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. HOW TO ROB A BANK / S1 EP7. David Ghantt talks to us about his part in the robbery of Loomis Fargo where he stole over 17 Million Dollars & the events that transpired soon after.Like u. Just lounging around. You did something else instead. "They were short staffed and I noticed a lot of. Chambers, who made an ill-fated decision to buy a home in the gated Cramer Mountain community with his newfound wealth, now runsa gym on Lowell-Bethesda Road. Chambers promised to wire him money in Mexico until the investigation blew over and Ghantt could return to . I realized a lot of things that were wrong with me as a person. More than 2 million dollars is still missing to this day. The name she gave the pup is apropos. Grants brother, Eric Scott Grant, also was in federal custody but it could not be determined late Monday whether he was charged in the scheme. [1], This robbery was the second-largest cash robbery on U.S. soil at the time, as only seven months earlier, on March 29, 1997 in Jacksonville, Florida, Philip Noel Johnson stole $18.8 million from the Loomis Fargo armored vehicle he was driving.[2]. In real life: False. You look nothing like Zach? In real life: False. On the non-philosophical side, it probably be much better off if I done everything by myself. Here's whatGhantt says now about the heist that madethe "Cramer Mountain Hillbillies" famous and changed him forever. LRM: Most people who commits the crime of the decadedont usually want their story to be told. $17.3 million in cash was robbed from the Charlotte, North Carolina, regional office vault of Loomis, Fargo & Co. on the evening of October 4, 1997. She was born in Gaston County, a daughter of the late Scott and Sue Ghantt. David Harbour with Lily Allen. Ghantt was apprehended in Mexico and returned to the United States in custody. Authorities said a Loomis employee pulled a gun on two co-workers. They put some elements of the real thing into the movie. This website is using Google Analytics. He now has a wife, a construction job, and a child. Q: North Carolina native Zach Galifianakis portrayed you in "Masterminds." Inside $3.3 million was located along with the two stolen surveillance tapes, apparently left due to the robber and his accomplices being sloppy, or in a hurry. You know as well as I doits Hollywood. Why did this Charlotte engineer leave her job? Soooooo will anyfuckingbody say what the movie is called? He said he put that amount of money in a storage building. And it would take a lot more than that to offend me, I thought it was funny. David Ghantt, a Gulf War veteran, was finishing his shift as a vault supervisor for Loomis Fargo when he loaded $17 million into a . Ghantt had a lot of help pulling off the heist. Twenty-one people were charged and convicted in the . 43-year-old Margret and her mother both died in 2012 . . He was released in 2006. Thats my standard answer these days. We talked about the fiction and fact from the movie. I was standing there at the time with this hug spear in my hand. If you were one of the much-smaller-than-expected group of people who caught Masterminds at the theater this weekend, and are looking for a fact-check of the events depicted on screen, here are some of the highlights of our chat with Diamant. 2023 www.gastongazette.com. Chambers even got breast implants and paid cash for a BMW sports car, the affidavit said. I might be a little biased. Nine other relatives and friends were also charged with money laundering, as they had co-signed for safe deposit boxes used to store some of the money; prosecutors opted to charge them on the grounds that they should have known the money was obtained illegally. Of course, the FBI was already aware of Chambers and his free-spending ways, and the murder plot helped federal agents find Ghantt south of the border. I run the heavy equipment. On similar grounds, four other people were ultimately also charged with money laundering. In October of 1997, I was a vault supervisor for armored truck company Loomis Fargo, when I made off with $17.3 million. They took a lot of liberty with the story here and there. David Ghantt, a Gulf War veteran, was finishing his shift as a vault supervisor for Loomis Fargo when he loaded $17 million into a company van and drove away. I just wanted to restart. Two New Featurettes For CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Are HERE! Investigators considered Ghantt to be the prime suspect almost from the beginning. Chambers finished serving his prison sentence in November 2006 and told the Associated Press in 2009 he was "changed.". David Ghantt: I was very sure they [were looking for me]. If you know, you know. Please click here if you want to opt-out. The company reported the theft Oct. 5. I ended up buying a small sailboat and go out to catch lunch. Tell us on what was actually real from that movie. $7 Million by Air. Wichita Eagle, Thursday, June 29, 1995 Bullock, David N., 63, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. sheet metal worker, died Tuesday, June 27, 1995. On Monday, he was returned to Charlotte, where he is charged with stealing a van stuffed with cash from the vault at Loomis, Fargo & Co. in Charlotte. With the plan in place, Ghantt sent a newly employed co-worker home early (reportedly at 6 p.m) who had been assigned to train with him. She knows Owen Wilson's Steve, the bad apple . What was it like to have a movie based on your story? I'll take the live one. No idea where it is I only ever had what I took with me and what was sent to me. Ghantt was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison. You can't get barbecue slaw in this hedonistic state (Florida), and there's nowhere to get real ice cream here like Tony's. David Ghantt, who pulled off the Loomis, Fargo & Co. vault robbery in 1997 and was sentenced to seven years in prison for the crime, served as a consultant for the film (in theaters Friday).. LRM: Were you actually concerned that you were one of the most wanted man in the United States while you were in Mexico? Philip Noel Johnson, 33, was arrested in August while crossing into the United States from Mexico. Wife Lily Allen. 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