NEW ORLEANS—A New York real estate heir pleaded guilty in New Orleans on Wednesday to a weapons charge and agreed to an 85-month prison sentence, a move that could usher in his extradition to California to face murder charges.
U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt said Wednesday that he would provisionally accept the plea from Robert Durst, 72. The judge said he will make a final decision after he receives a pre-sentencing report, expected in two weeks.
Durst, who appeared in shackles and an orange prison jumpsuit, admitted he illegally carried a .38-caliber revolver after being convicted of a felony.
Robert Durst looks around the courtroom during his 2003 murder trial, in Galveston, Texas. AP Photo/Pat Sullivan
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