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The 18 Year Old Criminal Mastermind

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DanteFox

DanteFox

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LordAzrael said:
I've been wasting my life.
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Stinkles

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ProfessorLobo said:
I'm not a huge fan of burglary either, but I'm missing the part in the article where's he's an attempted murder.
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Cops investigating a sighting of him after the latest plane crash were shot at frOm a wooded area he was sighted at.
 
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big ander

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Guy does seem like a douche, and I'd love for him to go to jail. You don't treat other peoples shit like that.
I'm also looking forward to the Barefoot Burglar movie in 2015.
 
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Vercingetorix

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SapientWolf said:
This. He's basically this generation's Ferris Bueller. They're probably going to give him a plea bargain because, quite frankly, he is embarrassing law enforcement right now. A prolonged court case is just going to turn into a media spectacle.
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Yeah, he's like the non fictional equivalent of Ferris Bueller, if Ferris went around crash landing aircraft and stealing shit. The similarities are uncanny!
 
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Ignis Fatuus

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While of course destruction of property and theft shouldn't be glorified, you have to admit the kid is doing a damn good job of making the police look like a bunch of baboons. It's entertaining, so I laugh.

Looking forward to the movie.
 
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Recon

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OuterWorldVoice said:
Cops investigating a sighting of him after the latest plane crash were shot at frOm a wooded area he was sighted at.
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Hearing a shot go off and being shot at are two different things. Im not saying he didnt shoot at the cops...It doesnt say either way.
 
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DrForester

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ARRESTED

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/11/barefoot-bandit-arrested-the-bahamas


After two years on the run from the US authorities the suspected thief known as the Barefoot Bandit has finally been captured.

Colton Harris-Moore, 19, who was given his nickname after allegedly leaving shoeless prints at a series of crime scenes in the US, was arrested in the Bahamas. Police claim that he crash-landed in the archipelago a week ago after stealing an aeroplane in the US and making a 1,000-mile flight. They allege that since arriving in the Bahamas he has been implicated in at least seven burglaries on Abaco island.

Harris-Moore is suspected in the US of stealing cash in innumerable burglaries, and taking several cars and boats as well as at least five single-engine planes despite a lack of any formal flight training. His alleged exploits have resulted in a string of arrest warrants issued by local forces in the US as well as catapulting him to celebrity status. He has thousands of Facebook followers, a fan club selling "Run, Colton, Run" T-shirts and songs have been written about him.

Growing up just north of Seattle, Harris-Moore gained his first theft conviction at 12 and in 2007 was given a four-year sentence in juvenile detention. He escaped from an open window and went on the run after being moved to a halfway house.

The 1.96-metre (6ft 5in) tall teenager evaded US authorities, in part because of his constant movement and also because the only people seeking him were local police forces – a lack of any serious crimes meant the FBI had little interest in him.

He was arrested before dawn on the Bahamas' northern Eleuthera island, a police official said. Local officers picked up his trail in Eleuthera after recovering a 13-metre (43ft) power boat stolen from a marina on Great Abaco, 40 miles to the north, near to where Harris-Moore had allegedly ditched a single-engine plane stolen from Bloomington Indiana. Bahamas police had warned that the teenager should be considered armed and dangerous, but since escaping from the juvenile detention centre he has not carried out any violent acts.

Harris-Moore's mother, Pam Kohler, said last week that many of the allegations made against her son were false but that she was hoping he would eventually reach a country without an extradition agreement with the US. "I'm glad he's able to enjoy beautiful islands, but they extradite. It doesn't help matters at all," she said.
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Sho_Nuff82

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His mom sounds like a fucking airhead. 'He didnt do it! And if he did, I hope he gets away with it he's such as good boy!'

Still, I'm amazed at the number of people who don't secure private boats and planes. Shit is like Grand Theft Auto.
 
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Polari

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Got to admire this kid's dedication to being a bad-ass. Stealing a plane and flying to the Bahamas is a pretty great stunt.
 
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gerg

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Sho_Nuff82 said:
His mom sounds like a fucking airhead. 'He didnt do it! And if he did, I hope he gets away with it he's such as good boy!'
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Indeed.

Granted that this kid was especially good at his trade, acts like his shouldn't be glorified.
 
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Foxy Fox 39

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John Dunbar said:
Well that's just not true.
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1. To regard with pleasure, wonder, and approval.
2. To have a high opinion of; esteem or respect.
3. Chiefly New England & Upper Southern U.S. To enjoy something

Close enough
 
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koam

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Darklord said:
Yeah he's so cool being a thief and a criminal by 12 and stealing planes and boat by 18. If he's really lucky he'll be dead by 25! Yeah, awesome guy, awesome life!
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Go watch Catch me if you can :p


Bad ass
Harris-Moore gained his first theft conviction at 12 and in 2007 was given a four-year sentence in juvenile detention. He escaped from an open window and went on the run after being moved to a halfway house.
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WanderingWind

Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
soultron said:
If you had your house trashed or your car stolen, you wouldn't smile and quietly say, "You brilliant bastard, I'm not even mad -- I'm honoured."
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Yeah, but you see, it's not happening to him. That's why he's cool.

The kid is a fucking prick who needs to spend some time in jail.
 
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PflargBlarg

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Harris-Moore's mother, Pam Kohler, said last week that many of the allegations made against her son were false but that she was hoping he would eventually reach a country without an extradition agreement with the US. "I'm glad he's able to enjoy beautiful islands, but they extradite. It doesn't help matters at all," she said.
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Wh-wh-what...

With a mom like this no wonder he's a criminal. I mean, this statement is incomprehensible.
 
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totowhoa

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Kid was stealing and crash landing airplanes on islands while we were taking algebra 2.

Simultaneously awesome and lame.
 
Grizzlyjin

Grizzlyjin

Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
His mom sounds like the worse parent ever. She obviously knows her son is guilty, yet she wants him to just continued going down this path. Wow.

Honestly, I don't think this kid is all that smart. The only reason he wasn't caught before is his nomadic lifestyle. Most offenders can't resist the urge to go to their mama's house or their baby mama's house, and that's how they get caught. And yeah, he taught himself to fly a plane. But he didn't care about landing them, and I'd imagine you could find tons of info about flying planes online. I'm sure people on this board could pull off the same thing.

I don't know, I'm just not that impressed. He didn't really do anything that brilliant. He squatted and lived out in the woods.
 
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LiveFromKyoto

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This thread is hilarious. As if this isn't the same site that's all like "Putin roolz!!" all the time even though he makes people disappear. There's always been a culture of outlaw appreciation, whether it's Ned Kelly or Jesse James. But suddenly this kid is stealing planes and everyone gets on their high horses - "you're scum if you think this is a good story" etc. etc. Give me a break.
 
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Nemo

Will Eat Your Children
Thanks to this thread I shall watch Catch me if you can tonight

Kid sure is living the life, if I was poor as shit I might've done the same
 
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WanderingWind

Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
LiveFromKyoto said:
This thread is hilarious. As if this isn't the same site that's all like "Putin roolz!!" all the time even though he makes people disappear. There's always been a culture of outlaw appreciation, whether it's Ned Kelly or Jesse James. But suddenly this kid is stealing planes and everyone gets on their high horses - "you're scum if you think this is a good story" etc. etc. Give me a break.
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And the reward for Biggest Stretch to Connect Two Unrelated Topics goes to....KYOTO! Congratulations! You've won a toaster oven!
 
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Celsior

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Grizzlyjin said:
His mom sounds like the worse parent ever. She obviously knows her son is guilty, yet she wants him to just continued going down this path. Wow.

Honestly, I don't think this kid is all that smart. The only reason he wasn't caught before is his nomadic lifestyle. Most offenders can't resist the urge to go to their mama's house or their baby mama's house, and that's how they get caught. And yeah, he taught himself to fly a plane. But he didn't care about landing them, and I'd imagine you could find tons of info about flying planes online. I'm sure people on this board could pull off the same thing.

I don't know, I'm just not that impressed. He didn't really do anything that brilliant. He squatted and lived out in the woods.
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The article states the FBI doesn't give two shits about him so really no one was looking for him, only reason he was caught because he stayed in one spot to long. Would be kind of funny if he isn't extradited and thrown into a Bahamas prison.:lol
 
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DrForester

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38189115/ns/world_news-americas/

NASSAU, Bahamas — For two years he stayed a step ahead of the law — stealing cars, powerboats and even airplanes, police say, while building a reputation as a 21st-century folk hero. On Sunday, Colton Harris-Moore's celebrity became his downfall.

Witnesses on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera recognized the 19-year-old dubbed the "Barefoot Bandit" and called police, who captured him after a high-speed boat chase, Bahamas Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said at a celebratory news conference in Nassau, the capital.

Greenslade said shots were fired during the water chase but he did not say who fired them. He also said Harris-Moore was carrying a handgun that he tried to throw away.

Another senior police official, however, said police fired to disable the motor on the suspect's stolen boat, and that Harris-Moore threw his gun in the water. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case, also said that police recovered a laptop and a GPS locator from the suspect.

Police flew Harris-Moore in shackles to Nassau. True to his nickname, the teen with close-shorn hair was shoeless as he walked off the plane wearing short camouflage cargo pants, a white long-sleeved shirt and a bulletproof vest.

Harris-Moore is blamed for several thefts in the Bahamas in the week since allegedly crash-landing a stolen plane there, and Bahamian authorities said he will be prosecuted for those crimes before the start of any U.S. extradition proceedings.

The 6-foot-5-inch Harris-Moore had been on the run since escaping from a Washington state halfway house in 2008. He is accused of breaking into dozens of homes and committing burglaries across Washington, as well as in British Columbia and Idaho.

He is also suspected of stealing at least five planes — including the aircraft he allegedly lifted in Indiana and flew more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) to the Bahamas, despite a lack of formal flight training.

Some of his alleged actions appeared intended to taunt police: In February, someone who broke into a grocery store in Washington's San Juan Islands drew cartoonish, chalk-outline feet all over the floor.

Through it all, his ranks of supporters grew. Some of his more than 60,000 Facebook fans posted disappointed messages Sunday, while others promoted T-shirts and tote bags with the words "Free Colton!" and "Let Colton Fly!"

Even someone in the Bahamas had mixed feelings about his arrest.

"I feel like it would have been good if he got away because he never hurt anybody, but then he was running from the law," said Ruthie Key, who owns a market on Great Abaco Island and let Harris-Moore use her wireless Internet connection July 5.

"He seemed very innocent when I spoke with him at the store. I don't think he'd hurt anybody," Key said.

Island police had been searching for the teen since he allegedly crash-landed the plane on Abaco, where he was blamed for at least seven burglaries. The search expanded to Eleuthera after police there recovered a 44-foot (13-meter) powerboat reported stolen from Abaco.

Police said several people reported seeing the teenager Wednesday night in the waters between Eleuthera and Harbour Island, a nearby tourist destination known for its art galleries, but did not know about the Barefoot Bandit until after discovering a series of break-ins the next day. Harris-Moore's mistake was to return to the same area.

James Major, who rents cars on Eleuthera opposite Harbour Island, said a witness on his side of the channel reported a sighting of Harris-Moore to police early Sunday. He said locals had been on the lookout since the fugitive was blamed for trying to steal four boats and breaking into two buildings at the ferry landing.

"He might have been dangerous to the public," Major said. "Everybody is glad he was caught."

Greenslade said the high-speed chase began around 2 a.m. Sunday after police received tips from members of the public that the suspect was on Harbour Island.

The chase ended in the waters off the Romora Bay Resort & Marina on Harbour Island, where security director Kenneth Strachan reported seeing a young man running through the bush barefoot with a handgun, according to Anne Ward, who manages the property.

When Kenny spotted him, he had a knapsack over his shoulder and a gun and he was yelling, 'They're going to kill me. They're going to kill me.' He was running up the dock," Ward said.

Ward said the fugitive ran back to the water and stole another boat but ran aground in the shallows, where police shot out his engine.

"At one point, the boy threw his computer in the water and put a gun to his head. He was going to kill himself. Police talked him out of it," Ward said.

Police declined to comment on whether Ward's account was accurate.

Harris-Moore is a skilled outdoorsman who honed his abilities growing up in the woods of Camano Island in Puget Sound about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Seattle.

Harris-Moore's mother, Pam Kohler, has said that he had a troubled childhood. His first conviction, for possession of stolen property, came at age 12. Within a few months of turning 13, he had three more.

Kohler has defended her son, saying the allegations against him are exaggerated. She previously told the AP that she hoped he would flee to a country that doesn't have an extradition treaty with the United States.

Reached early Sunday at her Camano home, Kohler said she'd heard the news about the arrest but had no comment.

Victims of the crimes Harris-Moore is accused of were happy to see him in custody.

"These people that support him, they've never been violated by having him break into their homes or businesses," said Joni Fowler, manager of a cafe on Orcas Island north of Seattle where Harris-Moore is accused of taking as much as $1,500. "Just knowing he has a huge network of supporters makes me really worry about the state of this country."

Fowler said she hopes Harris-Moore's arrest and upcoming court appearances will pop his mystique and fame — "once everybody figures out he's no God."

Emily Langlie, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle, said that once Harris-Moore faces charges in the Bahamas, her office would seek to extradite him to Washington state and coordinate with local jurisdictions about how his case would proceed.

"There are obviously many jurisdictions that would like to prosecute him," she said.

Shauna Snyder, a private investigator on Whidbey Island near Camano, said she set up a legal defense fund for Harris-Moore at the request of his mother. She said that although she didn't know how much had been raised so far, the fund has been getting donations.
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BattleMonkey

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PetriP-TNT said:
He will get away soon, just so he can have some stories for the inevitable sequel

featuring Justin Bieber
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Hes 19 now, so not likely. He got away before because he was a minor and put into shitty facilities for minors that are easy to break out of. Now hes going to real jail.
 
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ZZMitch

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High speed boat chase?

Cant wait to see this in theaters in a few years.

This kid is about the same age as me and he is off crashing planes while I am at home playing Civ IV, hard to tell who is the bigger looser! :lol
 
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