Suspected Killer in Armored Car Heist Back In Pittsburgh

Ken Konias Jr., arrested in Florida nearly two months after police say he shot and killed his armored car partner and made off with $2 million dollars, made his first court appearance in Pittsburgh Thursday afternoon.

According to WTAE-TV, Konias told U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Lisa Lenihan that he understood the charges, including homicide and robbery. He also requested a public defender. 

He will be back in court for a preliminary hearing on May 21.

Pittsburgh police say Konias shot and killed Michael Haines and took the cash, before leaving the armored car under the 31st Street Bridge on February 28.

Police believe one of the last people to have seen Konias' partner at Garda was an employee at the Crate and Barrel at the Ross Park Mall. Police are also investigating accounts of a gunshot heard in the parking lot of the Ross  about an hour later. 

Konias, 22, of Dravosburg, was arrested on April 24 after the F.B.I. received a tip that he had been staying in a house in Pompano Beach, Florida.

Ross Detective Brian Kohlhepp was involved in the investigation, and was  on the Lifetime Channel's "America's Most Wanted" about six weeks before Konias' arrest.

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