'Barefoot Bandit' grounds to a halt
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July 23, 2010, Friday
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AFTER a two-year run from the law that stretched across the United States and to the Bahamas, the young man accused of being the "Barefoot Bandit" for his alleged shoeless crime spree is back in his home state of Washington.
Colton Harris-Moore was returned to Seattle on Wednesday, stepping off a US Marshals plane wearing a white shirt and khaki pants, TV news footage showed. He was arrested on July 10 in the Bahamas a week after he reportedly crash-landed in an airplane stolen from an Indiana airport.
Authorities in the Caribbean country launched an extensive manhunt for the teenager and arrested him as he tried to flee in a boat. He was then transferred to Miami, Florida, where he made a court appearance.
His arrest ended a run from the law that started when he escaped in April 2008 from a halfway house in Washington state. The self-taught pilot is suspected of more than 70 crimes - including stealing several boats and five planes - across nine states.
Police dubbed Harris-Moore the "Barefoot Bandit" because he's accused of committing some of his crimes without shoes. His spree turned him into a sort of folk hero, with about 90,000 followers on a Facebook fan page.
Police suspect he took stolen cars, a boat and planes across state lines, and interstate transportation of stolen property is a federal offense with a 10-year maximum sentence.
Harris-Moore was to appear in federal court for a procedural hearing later yesterday.
Currently, Harris-Moore faces a federal charge in the crash-landing of a plane stolen from Idaho last year. But US attorney's office spokeswoman Emily Langlie said federal investigators are still working with local officials in several states to look through the crimes Harris-Moore is suspected of committing.
Colton Harris-Moore was returned to Seattle on Wednesday, stepping off a US Marshals plane wearing a white shirt and khaki pants, TV news footage showed. He was arrested on July 10 in the Bahamas a week after he reportedly crash-landed in an airplane stolen from an Indiana airport.
Authorities in the Caribbean country launched an extensive manhunt for the teenager and arrested him as he tried to flee in a boat. He was then transferred to Miami, Florida, where he made a court appearance.
His arrest ended a run from the law that started when he escaped in April 2008 from a halfway house in Washington state. The self-taught pilot is suspected of more than 70 crimes - including stealing several boats and five planes - across nine states.
Police dubbed Harris-Moore the "Barefoot Bandit" because he's accused of committing some of his crimes without shoes. His spree turned him into a sort of folk hero, with about 90,000 followers on a Facebook fan page.
Police suspect he took stolen cars, a boat and planes across state lines, and interstate transportation of stolen property is a federal offense with a 10-year maximum sentence.
Harris-Moore was to appear in federal court for a procedural hearing later yesterday.
Currently, Harris-Moore faces a federal charge in the crash-landing of a plane stolen from Idaho last year. But US attorney's office spokeswoman Emily Langlie said federal investigators are still working with local officials in several states to look through the crimes Harris-Moore is suspected of committing.
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