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'Barbie Bandit' Fesses Up in Court

Teen bank robber enters weepy guilty plea

By Heather McPherson, Newser User

Posted Aug 22, 2007 5:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – Saying she wants to take responsibility for her actions, one of the so-called Barbie Bandits entered a tearful guilty plea today despite not having worked out a deal with prosecutors. In February, 19-year-old Heather Johnston and a fellow stripper robbed a Georgia bank of $11,000, using only sunglasses as disguises. They were arrested 2 days later.

The crime captured international attention after the release of a surveillance video of Johnston and her fellow bandit laughing as they passed a note to a bank teller, who allegedly was in on the plot. The judge says she'll delay Johnston's sentencing until the cases against her alleged partners in crime are resolved.

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This booking file photo provided by the Cobb County Ga. police department shows Heather Johnston. Johnston, one of two young women who gained national notoriety as the "Barbie Bandits," pleaded guilty... (Associated Press)

In this photo released by Cobb County Police, Ashley Miller is shown. Two young women, Miller and Heather Johnston, charged with stealing nearly $11,000 in a bank heist went on a shopping spree, ate... (Associated Press)

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'Barbie Bandit' Fesses Up in Court