LOS ANGELES – A teenager dubbed the ‘Barefoot Bandit’ pleaded guilty on Friday to a string of audacious crimes across the United States, which ended with his arrest in the Bahamas.
Colton Harris-Moore, 20, confessed to his crimes in the northwestern US state of Washington, where he was flown last year following his arrest after a high-speed boat chase.Harris-Moore – whose nickname stems from the discovery of bare footprints at his crime scenes – admitted seven charges including bank robbery, stealing an aircraft, flying a plane without a license and stealing a boat.Since Harris-Moore’s escape from a group home in 2008, ‘approximately 65 investigations have been initiated into crimes which have him listed as the primary suspect,’ the complaint said.He is accused of residential and commercial burglaries, vehicle theft and assaults on law enforcement officers, the complaint added.His youth and the bold nature of his crimes have turned him into a folk hero for some, who have romanticised him as a latter-day Billy the Kid.- Nampa-AFP
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