Reports: ‘Barefoot Bandit’ released from prison, out on work release
Sep 28, 2016, 1:15 PM
Colton Harris-Moore, now 25, is asking for donations for pilot training. (AP)
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Colton Harris-Moore, AKA “The Barefoot Bandit,” is out of prison and will spend the rest of his sentence on work release.
, the Washington Department of Corrections says he was put in the Reynolds Work Release facility.
A federal judge sentenced the then 20-year-old to six-and-a-half years in prison for a string of thefts and burglaries. In 2008, he escaped from a juvenile halfway house and evaded law enforcement while committing crimes, including stealing planes, cars, and a boat. He was arrested in the Bahamas.
In August, attorney John Henry Browne told Seattle’s Morning News that Harris-Moore would be doing clerical work in Browne’s office until he finishes work release. Browne, known for representing high-profile cases such as Harris-Moore and serial killer Ted Bundy, said the work at his office will offer 鈥渁 home鈥� away from the work release facility.
Q13 reports that Harris-Moore will be working part-time and live in a halfway house.
