Loomis Fargo Conspiracy Theory

Loomis Fargo Robbery

Kevin Beal

San Diego State University

Introduction

There are many robberies registered in the history of America, but the Loomis Fargo Robbery is known to be the second largest robbery in the United States. The robbery was committed by David Scott Ghantt who was the vault supervisor and accomplices Kelly Campbell, Steve Chambers, Michelle Chambers, Michael Gobies, and other four members. They robbed $17.3 million in cash and the crime was committed in Charlotte, North Carolina. The theory that will be used to analyze this event is the Routine Activity Theory. This theory developed by Felson and Cohen says that there are three elements necessary for a crime to occur. The three elements are: the suitable

Ghantt had some kind of relationship with Kelly Campbell, both were employees at Loomis Fargo. Campbell left the company but they kept in contact after that. Campbell introduced to Ghantt an old friend of her named Steve Chambers. Steve Chambers saw Ghantt as an easy target to rob the bank. The plan was to have Ghantt commit the robbery, give the money to Chambers, and the to left to Mexico for his “security”. When Ghantt who was the vault supervisor committed the robbery, he filled a company’s van with money while Chambers, Campbell and the others were waiting outside. “He snatched the tapes from two surveillance cameras, unaware that a third was watching his handiwork” (Washburn 2014). In this types of events, the peer-reviewed articles say that there should be a lot of planning and sometimes problems that will make the crime easier to execute. The data says that men are more likely than women to commit bank crimes. In this event chambers planned everything and Ghantt committed the robbery. Also, it says that white people is more likely to commit robbery, and all the people involved in the Loomis Fargo robbery were white. The first article says that “The routine activities theory proposes that the existence of the three components in any situation will increase the chances of a crime occurring All of the suspects involved were rational motivated offenders” (Wang 2002). In the event selected for this research the three components where there. The first component is suitable target; the suitable target was the Loomis Fargo bank. the lack of guardian was that Ghantt knew at what time there would not be security at the vault, and that he worked there and had knowledge about the working hours and the bank security systems. The willing offender, is Ghantt, who was motivated by chambers and Campbell to commit the crime. The second