The Loomis Fargo Heist - The Story of David Ghantt

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How did David Ghantt get involved in the Loomis Fargo heist?

Narrator 0:00

So this redneck dude is somehow able to pull off one of the biggest money heists in American history. And he becomes rich as . Now the guy, his name's David. And he works at Loomis Fargo as a vault supervisor. And he handles massive amounts of money all day. But despite that, he doesn't get paid very much. But that's about to change. Because one day, David meets this woman at work.

Who is Kelly and what role does she play in the heist?

Narrator 0:26

Her name's Kelly. And David thinks Kelly is foint! And they hit it off, and they start flirting, and soon enough, they start smashing. Now at some point during this period, David hears about an armored truck robbery that had happened a few months before, several states away. A Loomis Fargo employee had robbed Loomis for like millions of dollars. And at this point in the story, that robber hadn't been caught yet. I actually talked about that heist in a different video I did. Anyway, so David and Kelly, they hear about this heist and they're like, well, that guy took millions of dollars and he didn't get caught. Maybe we could also rob Loomis Fargo and take millions of dollars and not get caught. What could possibly go wrong?

Narrator 1:05

Now Kelly, she knows just the guy who could help them pull off this heist. Her friend back from high school, who's a bit shady. This guy, Chambers. So the three of them put their heads together and they start planning this big Loomis Fargo heist. And there are other people on the sidelines involved in this heist too. But for now, let's just focus on these three main characters.

What was the heist plan and how was it executed?

Narrator 1:27

So a few months go by and they've got it all meticulously planned out. And then the big night finally rolls around. It's time to pull off the heist. And David, he's actually working that evening. And when his shift ends, he leaves with the other employees working. But he doesn't actually leave. Instead, he circles back and sneaks back into the building. Then he goes straight to the vault and starts taking money out of it and loading it into a Loomis van. And over an hour and a half later, he's done. And he's loaded about $17 million in cash into that van. Now, David knows there are security cameras all around this building. So before he leaves, he goes back to the manager's office and he steals two surveillance tapes that would have footage of him on them. Next, he drives the Loomis van full of 2,700 pounds of cash. He drives it over to a parking lot in another part of town where Chambers and Kelly are waiting in a different van. So then they transfer this money to the new van. And this new van is a rental van.

What mistakes were made during the Loomis Fargo heist?

Narrator 2:26

But here's the thing about this rental van. It's a little small. So they're transferring all this money into the rental van, but not all of it will fit. So they end up leaving $3.3 million behind in the Loomis van because it all won't fit in the rental van. Oh, but that's not the only thing they leave in that Loomis van because David forgets those two surveillance videos that he had taken from the manager's office. And so from there, they all end up going their separate ways. Kelly ultimately ends up going back home. Chambers also ends up going back to his home. And David hops on a flight to head over to Cozumel in Mexico so he can lay low for a while. But unfortunately for him, when traveling internationally, you're actually limited to how much money you can bring with you. So poor David is only allowed to bring $50,000 with him.

What happened after the heist and how did the authorities get involved?

Narrator 3:16

Meanwhile, David's wife, because I guess he's married and didn't tell his wife about any of this, his wife reports him missing. And once police find the Loomis van with the leftover $3.3 million in cash in it, they also find the security tapes he accidentally left behind. So now they have their first suspect, David. And since this is such a huge heist, the FBI is now involved.

Where did David Ghantt go after the heist and how did the others react?

Narrator 3:40

But even they have no clue where David is. And his face is broadcast all over the place as the FBI tries to find him. And while David is off in Mexico trying to lay low, Chambers, not so much. So Chambers and his wife, they take all this new money he just got and they start spending it.