LIVE Brian Laundrie manhunt: Search picks up at Carlton Reserve after FBI issues arrest warrant for Gabby Petito's fiancé
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NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) - An arrest warrant has officially been issued for Brian Laundrie, the fiancé of Gabby Petito. However, the warrant is not connected to what happened to Petito - but what happened after her death.
The FBI in Denver says the arrest warrant was issued by the U.S. District court of Wyoming. Court documents obtained by WFLA show Laundrie was indicted for the "use of unauthorized access devices" following Petito's death.
According to the documents, Laundrie used a Capital One bank debit card and a pin for two Capital One bank accounts "knowingly and with intent to defraud" between Aug. 30 and Sept. 1 in Wyoming and elsewhere. Using the accounts, he bought items worth more than a thousand dollars, authorities say.
The warrant issued Thursday comes after almost a full week of police searching for Laundrie where his family says he was last seen: the Carlton Reserve in Sarasota County. According to police, Laundrie's family says he drove his Ford Mustang there more than a week ago and has not been seen since.
Several law enforcement agencies headed back to the nature preserve on Friday morning to pick up the search again. According to WFLA photojournalist Paul Lamison, a temporary flight restriction - also known as a TFR - was raised up to 1,200 feet over the search as of Friday morning. It was previously about 400 feet.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, the parents of Brian Laundrie were seen leaving their home. Their attorney, Steve Bertolino, tells 8 On Your Side the Laundrie's met with him before returning to their house.
Police say the Laundrie family retained a lawyer soon after Gabby Petito was reported missing by her family on Sept. 11. Petito mysteriously disappeared during a cross-country road trip she was on with Laundrie, who police say returned home to North Port alone on Sept. 1.
Her white van that the couple had been traveling in was recovered by police from the Laundrie home, and police later identified Laundrie as a person of interest in the Petito case.
This is a developing story, please check back for updates.