Brian Laundrie used Gabby Petito's card 3 days after she was last seen alive: Lawyer
Gabby Petito's family lawyer has claimed that Brian Laundrie used Petito's bank card three days after the 22-year-old was last seen alive. Petito was last spotted at a Wyoming restaurant on August 27. On September 1, Laundrie returned home from their cross-country road trip, unaccompanied by Petito. He disappeared some days before Petito's body was found and a manhunt is now underway.
“You can look at his state of mind by his actions,” Petito family attorney Richard Stafford said on the 'Dr Phil' show on CBS-TV. “He ran, he stole her card, he used her card to get home, and then ran from the police. That’s going to show a lot what he was thinking back then.”
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Following Brian Laundrie's indictment on federal charges, the FBI obtained an arrest warrant for him, authorities confirmed on September 23. Court papers say that Laundrie has been charged with one count of use of unauthorized access devices — a Capital One debit card. “On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, the US District Court of Wyoming issued a federal arrest warrant for Brian Christopher Laundrie,” a statement from the FBI Denver Division said.
According to the warrant, Laundrie used the card “on or about August 30, 2021, through and including on or about September 1, 2021” in Wyoming and elsewhere and “obtained things of value aggregating to $1,000 or more.” A missing person report filed with Suffolk County police on September 11, obtained by New York Post, said that Petito had a Capital One debit card and checking account. The federal warrant, however, does not specify whose Capital One debit card Laundrie allegedly used.
The FBI requested people to come forward and reveal any information they might have about Laundrie's whereabouts. “It is my understanding that the arrest warrant for Brian Laundrie is related to activities occurring after the death of Gabby Petito and not related to her actual demise,” said Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino. “The FBI is focusing on locating Brian and when that occurs the specifics of the charges covered under the indictment will be addressed in the proper forum,” FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Michael Schneider said.
FBI Denver also added: "While this arrest warrant allows law enforcement to arrest Mr Laundrie the FBI and our partners across the country continue to investigate the facts and circumstances of Ms Petito's homicide. We urge individuals with knowledge of Mr Laundrie's role in this matter or his current whereabouts to contact the FBI."