A former armored car guard and a friend have pleaded guilty to stealing $2.6 million from an armored truck.
Bobby O'Neal Negri Jr., 30, and Michael Brandon Lutz, 23, entered the pleas Tuesday on federal charges of conspiracy, theft and transporting the money across state lines.Lutz and Negri were accused of robbing a Loomis, Fargo and Co. armored car in Stroud on June 25, Negri's birthday. The two allegedly looted the car while another guard was buying breakfast at a McDonald's, leaving Negri's gun and a postcard that read: "Is Paris nice this time of year? Oui, Bye."
The FBI tracked them down on Halloween in a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., hotel suite, where agents also found $400,000 in cash, collectible baseball cards, two bicycles and other items. Investigators found another $1.7 million in a Tallahassee, Fla., storage unit.
They each could get up to 10 years in prison.