"Barefoot Bandit" Pleads Guilty
Colton Harris-Moore otherwise known as the "Barefoot Bandit" pleaded guilty to seven charges including bank burglary, two counts of interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft, interstate and foreign transportation of a stolen firearm, being a fugitive in possession of a firearm, piloting an aircraft without a valid airman's certificate, and interstate transportation of a stolen vessel. One of his federal criminal lawyers stated that the plea agreement addresses a sentencing recommendation and the question of whether he can participate in book or movie deals, with proceeds used to repay victioms.
Harris-Moore was on the run from authorities from 2009 to early 2010 when he flew a stolen plane from Anacortes, Washington to the Saun Juan Islands where he stole a pistol in Eastern British Colombia and stole plane from a hangar in Idaho, where investigators found bare footprints on the floor and wall, hence the nickname "Barefoot Bandit".
The "Barefoot Bandit" is being held at the Federal Detention Center at SeaTrac, Washington and is scheduled to be sentenced on October 28, 2011. According to his plea agreement, his criminal defense lawyer and the Assistant United States Attorney are recommending between 63 and 78 months; however, the judge does not have to follow the recommendation and may sentence him up to the maximum allowed.
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