Fugitive U.S. Couple Agree to Deportation
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A U.S. couple wanted by the FBI in a series of armed bank robberies across the American West agreed to be deported from South Africa to the U.S.
Nova Esther Guthrie, 30, and Craig Michael Pritchert, believed to be 41 -- dubbed a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde by newspapers for their alleged crime spree -- looked calm but serious as they appeared in Cape Town Magistrates Court. They were expected to fly to the U.S. on Monday.
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