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Casino Heist Fugitive SurrendersThursday, September 15, 2005
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LAS VEGAS - A woman accused in a multimillion-dollar armored truck heist surrendered Thursday after more than 10 years on the run.
Heather Catherine Tallchief (search) is accused of driving an armored truck loaded with cash away from the Circus Circus casino in October 1993. Speaking to reporters before she gave herself up, Tallchief acknowledged her role.
"I truly feel this is the right thing to do," Tallchief said. Her lawyer said her boyfriend, also accused in the heist, "brainwashed" her into participating.
Attorney Robert Axelrod (search), her lawyer, was with Tallchief when she surrendered at U.S. District Court in Las Vegas. He said she was tired of hiding, and wanted her 10-year-old son to have a chance at living a normal life.
Tallchief was one of several dozen fugitives listed under a heading of "most wanted" on the FBI's Web site, but was not on its well-known Top 10 Most Wanted list. Joe Parris, an FBI supervisory special agent in Washington, said Tallchief had never made that short list, though he said she was a "highly sought" fugitive.
LAS VEGAS - A woman accused in a multimillion-dollar armored truck heist surrendered Thursday after more than 10 years on the run.
Heather Catherine Tallchief (search) is accused of driving an armored truck loaded with cash away from the Circus Circus casino in October 1993. Speaking to reporters before she gave herself up, Tallchief acknowledged her role.
"I truly feel this is the right thing to do," Tallchief said. Her lawyer said her boyfriend, also accused in the heist, "brainwashed" her into participating.
Attorney Robert Axelrod (search), her lawyer, was with Tallchief when she surrendered at U.S. District Court in Las Vegas. He said she was tired of hiding, and wanted her 10-year-old son to have a chance at living a normal life.
Tallchief was one of several dozen fugitives listed under a heading of "most wanted" on the FBI's Web site, but was not on its well-known Top 10 Most Wanted list. Joe Parris, an FBI supervisory special agent in Washington, said Tallchief had never made that short list, though he said she was a "highly sought" fugitive.
