This guy sure is one interesting character: The Colorado father who pleaded guilty to a felony in the runaway balloon saga insisted in an interview set to air Friday that the event wasn’t a hoax.
Those shady Heenes just got an early Christmas gift: A judge in Colorado sentenced the father who in October falsely reported his 6-year-old son was aloft in an escaped balloon to 90 days on Wednesday.
The parents of 6-year-old Falcon Heene are discovering that crying wolf can cost you THOUSANDS!!! Richard and Mayumi Heene have been hit with a hefty bill from local, state and federal agencies for the October stunt that drew global attention.
The parents that formulated the zany “Balloon Boy” scheme have struck a deal and plan on pleading guilty:
