Q: Do you appreciate your normal life now more than you would if you hadn't spent years in prison? It wasa painful process, but I learned to be happy with me and with what I've got. Thats probably not the best answer to be honest with you. No idea. An additional tip reached the FBI when Michelle Chambers made a large deposit at a bank. The only glimmer of excitement is his flirtatious work crush Kelly Campbell who soon lures him into the scheme of a lifetime. Two New Featurettes For CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Are HERE! Did you stay in touch with them? C hristopher David Ghantt Phone Numbers (704) 678-8911. No idea where it is I only ever had what I took with me and what was sent to me. They also bought a BMW Z3 with cash and made several large purchases, including a $600 cigar store Indian. 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. 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. 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).. Ghantt had a lot of help pulling off the heist. David Ghantt: Since the movie came out, I probably say I would have more now. MASTERMINDS will be available on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download tomorrow. I run the heavy equipment. Despite a mega-watt cast featuring Zach Galifianakis and a handful of some of Saturday Night Lives biggest current and former stars, Masterminds, the comedy about Loomis Fargo robbery completely tanked at the box office in its opening weekend, bowing in sixth place with just $6.6 million. [Chuckles]. $7 Million by Air. "A former co-worker told me, "Everybody has screwed up. As a vault supervisor for Loomis Fargo, David had access to the vaults and all the cash within. 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.". FBI agents arrived first, which marked the beginning of the end. David Ghantt: At first, I had a pretty good party. I gave him the short synopsis. [citation needed], It was later confirmed by the FBI that more than 88% of the stolen cash had been located or otherwise accounted for. Purchases included a pool table, jewelry (including a $43,000 diamond ring), a minivan, $20,000 worth of cigars, and the 7,000-square-foot home on the side of Cramer Mountain. He has a regular life now, but 25 years ago, David Ghantt was the mastermind behind the 3rd largest bank robbery in U. The company reported the theft the next day, saying one of its vans was missing. $17 Million and Change. When they painted the cars, they were the wrong shake. Zach Galifianakis played David Scott Ghantt, with other roles played byOwen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Leslie Jones, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon. David Bowie 's widow recently took to Instagram to post selfies, while promoting both her makeup brand and fashion line. She had previously been making frequent small deposits to avert suspicion. Now on the lam and in over his head, David must dodge the authorities, evade a hilarious hit man, Mike McKinney, and try to turn the tables on the ones he trusted most. They put some elements of the real thing into the movie. LRM had an exclusive phone interview with David Ghantt last week, the real-life culprit who pulled off the successful bank heist. Ghantt reported to Chambers that his supply of money was running low, but Chambers sent Ghantt just $8,000. FBI agents pulled stolen cash out of barrels they had stashed around their home. 20 years ago, on the night of October 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. Could you talk a little more about that? 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. I would like to think, in my heart-to-heart, he wasnt going [to kill me]. 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. I live down here in Jacksonville, Florida. Hes way smarter than youd think he would be because he tends to play Bozos. David Ghantt: They did hire a guy to kill me. So what exactly did you do for this production? In real life: False. My face popped up. $17.3 million . There was in fact a basically similar conversation involving Chambers and Campbell that took place during a barbecue the Campbells were hosting. The Threats to the Grizzlys Fragile Recovery are Expanding, Instead of Stuck in Court or on Some Future Ballot, Legal Marijuana Should Be On DeSantiss Desk ASAP, The Rise of the Consultant Governing Class, Demanding Transparency in East Palestine, Ohio, The Problem with Israels So-Called Crisis of Democracy, The Ukraine War One Year in: Nine False Narratives, When Neoliberals Declared War on the Poor, Liquidating the Legacy of Revolution: Ideology of the Russian Invasion. Anyways, David, I appreciate this conversation. 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Yep, yesterday, February 28, at the end of the TODAY show's 8 am ET hour, Sheinelle Jones offered the following update: "By the way, it has been an interesting morning for us. A: I'm in dire need for some RO's barbecue and some Tony's Ice Cream. I told them that this was the color regiment. After the movie [premiered in theaters], my Facebook account exploded. I wanted to change my life. Search warrants also were executed at Ghantts home in North Carolina, federal officials said. With egg prices on the rise, are more people buying chickens? They asked me how I felt about it and I said, Its my story, but its your movie so have at me. Ghantts wife also reported him missing the same day. David Ghantt: My standard answer now is [to say] that the person I was thenI am certainly not that person now. LRM: [Laughter] Now the movie portrayed that they sent someone to kill you in Mexico. Guess what? Iraqi war vet, David Ghantt, was a guard at the Loomis Fargo cash vault in Charlotte in October 1997 when he decided to steal 17-million-dollars. Now looking back, with the life I have now, Ive got a great family, got a great kid. There were things in real life that my compatriots did that was pretty comedic and stupid. I'll take the live one. Thats the big thing. But it was Ghantt, now 47 and living with his wife and daughter in Jacksonville, Florida,who actually took more than 2,000 pounds of cash and just drove away from his job. The next day, Steve and Michelle Chambers, Kelly Campbell, and four others were arrested.[6]. After years of working hard, the realisation hit . Wife Lily Allen. MASTERMINDS is available on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download tomorrow. Why would you want this story to be told and to enjoy this? I realized a lot of things that were wrong with me as a person. 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. Cathy Biles, who handled the purchase of the Chambers house in Cramerton, told WSOC-TV in Charlotte that the cash deal aroused her suspicions. The film stars Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, Kate McKinnon and Jason Sudeikis. LRM: When you actually pulled off this heist, was there any comedic incidents at all that was actually true? Thats my standard answer these days. Heres my last question for younot all of the stolen money was accounted forwhat do you think actually happened to the last few million dollars? Were just getting started on that. Every time I meet this guy, it was always in a very public place. Because surprise! 2023 www.gastongazette.com. SUBSCRIBE:Apple Podcasts||Spotify||Stitcher||TuneIn||Google Podcasts. Get ready for less sleep in Charlotte. . Charlotte radio stations labeled them the "Cramer Mountain hillbillies" and the whole crew as "the gang that couldn't steal straight.". 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]. I had more than 700 message requests. LRM: Were you actually concerned that you were one of the most wanted man in the United States while you were in Mexico? All rights reserved. David Ghantt: The number one question is usually, What made you do it?. This Wednesday marks the 20th anniversary of the notorious Loomis Fargo heist. Just the ability to come and go as I please and walk barefooted in the backyard means so much. Back then all I really wanted to do was just, I wanted to change my life. A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. Gov. So the last third of the movie is almost entirely fiction. Authorities found Ghantts unlocked red pickup truck near the Loomis building. Steven Chambers, left, and David Scott Ghantt leave federal court. 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. Yes, Carrie Underwood adopted a dog in Charlotte. Ghantt ultimately agreed to the plan, largely, due to a mountain of credit-card debt and in hopes of changing his life for the better. Authorities seized several vehicles and the contents of nine safe deposit boxes. The scary one is stealing the money. One time, he knocked on my door when I was getting ready to go scuba diving. 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. David Ghantt talks to us about his part in the robbery of Loomis Fargo where he stole over 17 Million Dollars \u0026 the events that transpired soon after.Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/crimeandentertainment/Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/crimenentertainment/Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4T67Bs5kksA7HP22LoKzt4Listen on Apple Music - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crime-entertainment/id1573321645Listen on Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/crime-entertainmentListen on Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMjcxNTQzLnJzcw==Listen on Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9cdb3854-414d-4b69-8022-4479e01dad44/crime-entertainment?ref=dm_sh_OVZBcFDuxatVNE3y3mD1HHBtm 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. Ghantt was charged in connection with the . 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