Thursday, June 16, 2005 | 9:31 a.m.
A man wanted for killing a former Franciscan nun in Seattle was arrested in Las Vegas Wednesday by the Nevada Fugitive Investigative Strike Team, authorities said.
Police in Seattle issued a arrest warrant accusing Stephen McCandles Banks, 43, of killing Rose James, 79, in her home with a fireplace poker, Acting U.S. Marshal for Nevada Fidencio Rivera said.
The motive for James' death is believed to be the theft of more than $35,000 cash that James kept in her home. Banks was James' longtime handyman, authorities said.
Banks was found working in Las Vegas as a safety monitor for a local charity, Rivera said. He is being held in the Clark County Detention Center on $2 million bail.
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