article_snippet: There was the awkward encounter with Durst in an upscale Houston mall in 2005.
article_snippet: Durst, 71, appeared to be preparing for life on the run when FBI agents arrested his in a New Orleans hotel on Saturday.
article_snippet: his's being held on drug and weapons charges in Louisiana as his awaits extradition to Los Angeles.
article_snippet: Days before Christmas 2005, Criss ran into the man whose real estate developer family is among New York's wealthiest at Houston's The Galleria mall.
article_snippet: There was small talk about cases Durst's lawyers were working.
article_snippet: A secretary in the district attorney's office saw Durst driving behind the Galveston courthouse, Criss said.
article_snippet: When court officials called Durst's lawyer Dick DeGuerin to inquire about Durst's lawyer Dick DeGuerin presence near the Galveston courthouse, Durst's lawyer Dick DeGuerin said Durst's lawyer Dick DeGuerin client was visiting a psychiatrist in the area.
article_snippet: Durst's lawyer Dick DeGuerin could not be reached Friday for comment about what Criss said about his client.