Convicted racketeer and money launderer Glenn Earl Lloyd II was arrested on Monday at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, three days after he fled a Utah courtroom moments before his sentencing hearing.
Investigators tracked Lloyd through his cellular telephone, which he used to contact his message service, said Assistant Attorney General Robert Hunt.Once Lloyd was known to be in the Las Vegas area, investigators quickly located him by calling five-star hotels. It was not difficult: Lloyd had registered at the Mirage under his real name.
Lloyd had about $6,000 in cash and a loaded handgun in his hotel room. He allegedly waved a gun at his attorney, Gilbert Athay, as Lloyd sped from a Salt Lake parking lot on Friday.
Lloyd has been booked into Clark County Jail. An extradition hearing in Las Vegas is scheduled for Thursday.
When Lloyd returns to Utah, he is to go directly to prison and begin serving a 15-year sentence, according to 3rd District Judge Timothy Hanson's order. On Friday, the judge sentenced the 44-year-old Sandy man in absentia.
Sentencing had been delayed several times because Lloyd claimed he was arranging a loan to repay investors the $1.3 million he had stolen. He claimed Lloyd's of London was lending him money, which was being routed through several offshore companies.
When the money did not materialize, Lloyd apparently decided to fake mental incompetence. He showed up at court an hour late on Friday, appearing confused and disoriented.
Lloyd, who on previous occasions had been described as sharp-tongued and arrogant in court, shuffled slowly down the corridor toward Hanson's court in house slippers, stumbling against walls and complaining of a headache.
He curled up on a bench, his head between the seat and armrest, moaning and mumbling.
When attorney Athay and Lloyd's wife appeared, Athay pulled Lloyd to his feet and left the courthouse, apparently to retrieve a check from Lloyd's car. Lloyd's footsteps became more confident the further he got away from Judge Hanson's court.
But when Lloyd reached the parking lot, he jumped into his car and sped away. When his wife and attorney ran after him, Lloyd narrowly missed hitting his wife and waved a handgun at Athay.
By the time Las Vegas police caught up with him, Lloyd was no longer confused.