NEW ORLEANS – Accused murderer Robert Durst will soon have a new jail cell to call home.
After state gun and drug charges stemming from his March arrest in New Orleans were dropped, Durst is being moved to a federal jail to face a felon in possession of a gun charge there.
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The jail where Durst will be housed has not been disclosed, but a hearing was held Thursday with a federal judge, Durst's attorneys and U.S. Marshals.
The Louisiana Automated Victim Notification System showed Robert Durst has been transferred from the Orleans Parish Jail but it was not immediately clear Friday evening if he was set in federal custody.
Durst's attorneys said Thursday they were worried about how Durst will be transported from one jail to the next and what kind of care he'll get.
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Durst is not well, according to Dick DeGuerin, one of Durst's attorneys.
Court records show the Marshals are prepared to house Durst.
"The Marshal's Service has made all necessary arrangements and is fully prepared to place defendant in custody pursuant to the federal detainer at an appropriate federal contracted facility within the Eastern District," a federal court minute order reads.
KPRC 2 legal analyst Brian Wice says there is a different between federal jails and state jails.
"Big difference. Federal jails are usually a little nicer," Wice said.
The state dropped charges in favor of the feds perusing a similar charge stemming from the night he was arrested when police say they found a gun in his hotel room.
In general, prosecutors don't like to have two cases running at the same time.
They are sometimes concerns testifying in one case might say one thing and then say something different in the other. Defense attorneys would seize on even a slight difference in testimony, most legal experts believe.
Generally, the feds and the state talk about who is going to take the case to trial and that's what happened here.
If you have a tip for investigative reporter Jace Larson, email or text him at jlarson@kprc.com or 832-493-3951.
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Dec. 18, 2005:Durst was arrested because he returned to Galveston in violation of the terms of his supervised release, a prison spokesman said. Ultimately sentenced to 60 days for the parole violation, but only had to serve 26 days.
1982:Robert Durst reports his wife missing at the 20th Precinct in Manhattan, five days after she went missing.
2000:Kathleen Durst's disappearance case is reopened.
September 2016: Durst assigned to medical prison in Indiana.
For more than three decades Robert Durst has been accused of murder in three different deaths. Here is a timeline of events in his life.
November 2001: Police arrest Durst in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, for a grocery story theft. Police seize two guns, Morris Black's South Carolina driver's license and an undisclosed amount of marijuana from the rented car.
Dec. 24, 2000:Berman is found dead in her home in Los Angeles, killed by a single bullet to the back of her head. The bullet is from a 9mm gun.
October 2018: Durst is ordered to stand trial for murder in the killing of his close friend in Los Angeles 18 years ago.
1973:Durst marries Kathleen McCormack in New York City.
Nov. 11, 2003:At Durst's two-month trial, and after five days of deliberation, the jury finds Robert Durst, 60, not guilty of murder.
Oct. 16, 2001:Durst does not show up for a court hearing in Galveston and becomes the country's first billion-dollar fugitive. A grand jury indicts him on charges of murder.
Dec. 16, 2014:Durst was fined $500 for urinating on a checkout counter and candy rack at a CVS pharmacy in Houston.
1970:Robert Durst moves back to New York City after graduating from UCLA where he met Susan Berman, a close friend who would later be murdered.
February 2016: Durst enters plea deal for weapons charge in Louisiana.
Oct. 26, 2004:Durst pleaded guilty to federal gun charges in exchange for a sentence of up to nine months, but served 5 months
1990:Durst quietly divorces Kathleen Durst without notifying the McCormack family. Durst repeatedly publishes notice of the divorce in a Westchester County weekly newspaper as part of a legal requirement that he attempt to notify his spouse.
Oct. 9, 2001:Durst is arrested and later indicted for Morris Black's murder.
Dec. 18, 2005:Durst was arrested because he returned to Galveston in violation of the terms of his supervised release, a prison spokesman said. Ultimately sentenced to 60 days for the parole violation, but only had to serve 26 days.
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