Posted on 11/13/2009 1:22:53 PM PST by JoeProBono
The Colorado parents accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting their son was aboard a runaway balloon pleaded guilty Friday to charges that could bring some jail time and probation. Richard Heene pleaded guilty to knowingly and falsely influencing Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden, a felony, in the episode that sent law enforcement scrambling to rescue 6-year-old Falcon until he was found safe at the family home. Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty to knowingly filing a false report with emergency services, a misdemeanor. Richard Heene told judge Stephen Schapanski he understood that he could have to pay restitution for the costs incurred by public agencies because of his actions. Local and federal authorities spent at least $62,000 pursuing the balloon and searching for 6-year-old Falcon after it landed.
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Richard, left, and Mayumi Heene, right, leave district court in Fort Collins, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Richard Heene pleaded guilty to knowingly and falsely influencing Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden, a felony. Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty to knowingly filing a false report with emergency services, a misdemeanor. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
Falcon Henne
It kinda tells you the stupidity of the newspeople......especially after the thing had crashed...And the cop...He didn’t have a choice at first....but he should have shut up until all things were known.
I bet they are totally innocent and are pleading guilty as a publicity stunt.
“trips to New York and California”...
Book deal? TV deal? Reality show?
Or is their honest work out there for a publicity-seeking moron?
Well, this is the end of this silly saga. I wonder, have their publicity-seeking days ended, or will they try to get on TV again?
That song alone is reason enough to jail him. ;)
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