Las Vegas man appears in court in Bellagio heist

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The son of a judge made his first court appearance since his arrest in a dramatic heist that authorities say netted $1.5 million in casino chips from the Bellagio resort on the Las Vegas Strip.

Twenty-nine-year-old Anthony Michael Carleo was not asked to enter a plea today to armed robbery, assault and burglary charges in the Dec. 14 heist. A judge scheduled another hearing for Feb. 23.

Carleo also uses the last name of his father, Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge George Assad.

Videos showed a motorcycle helmet-wearing robber waving a gun as he ran from the Bellagio.

Police say they can account for $1.2 million of the loot. They allege that Carleo gambled away hundreds of thousands of dollars and sold some high-value $25,000 chips since the robbery.