Scarsdale real estate heir Robert Durst was sentenced to prison today for a gun charge.

A federal judge in New Orleans has approved a plea agreement for real estate heir Robert Durst to serve seven years, one month in prison on a weapons charge.

Judge Kurt Engelhardt approved the sentence Wednesday. Durst, 72, agreed to the sentence as part of a guilty plea in February.

Durst still faces a separate murder charge in California. Attorneys said Durst would be in Los Angeles by mid-August. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael McMahon said it is likely Durst would arrive in California well before that.

The New York property heir has steadfastly insisted that he is innocent in the death of Susan Berman. Prosecutors say Durst killed Berman to keep her from talking to prosecutors about the disappearance of Durst's first wife in 1982.

Durst's wealthy family runs 1 World Trade Center. He was tracked to New Orleans in March 2015 by FBI agents worried that he was about to flee to Cuba. AP wires were used in this report