Colton Harris-Moore
| Colton Harris Moore | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 22, 1991 Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S. |
| Other names | "Barefoot Bandit" "Barefoot Burglar" (aliases) Colton A. Harris, Colton A. Harris Molton, Colton Harris, Colton Moore, Colton A. Moore, Colton Koehler |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Known for | Burglary |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Criminal charge | Interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft, interstate and foreign transport of a stolen gun and interstate transport of a stolen boat, bank burglary, flying a plane without a pilot's license, attempting to elude, being a fugitive in possession of a gun, burglary, identity theft, illegal entry, illegally landing a plane, malicious mischief, motor vehicle theft, possession of stolen property, theft by unlawful taking or disposition |
| Criminal status | Pled guilty to state and federal charges, sentenced in Jan. 2012 to 6 and a half years on federal charges, sentenced in Dec. 2011 to a concurrent term of over seven years for the state charges. |
| Parent(s) | Gordon Moore Pamela A. Kohler (nee Harris) |
| Notes | |
Colton Harris Moore (born March 22, 1991) is an American criminal and former fugitive from Camano Island, Washington. He was charged with the thefts or destruction of hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and property, including several small aircraft, a boat, and two cars; and the burglaries of at least 100 private residences in various locations around the Pacific Northwest of the United States and adjacent areas of Canada, all committed while still a teenager.
He fled to the Bahamas on July 4, 2010, allegedly in a plane stolen from Bloomington, Indiana. He was indicted on July 6, 2010, by a U.S. Federal Court in Seattle, Washington, on charges of transporting another stolen aircraft in that state. Harris Moore, still only 19, was arrested in Harbour Island, Bahamas, on July 11, 2010, after police shot out the engine of the boat in which he was attempting to flee. Two days later, he was extradited from Nassau, Bahamas, to Miami, Florida, and transferred on July 21 to the Federal Detention Center, SeaTac in Washington. On December 16, 2011, Harris Moore was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for dozens of consolidated charges brought against him from three different counties. On January 27, 2012, he was sentenced to six and a half years for related federal crimes.
He became known as the "Barefoot Bandit" by reportedly committing some of his crimes barefoot, once leaving behind 39 chalk footprints and the word "c'ya!". Despite the widely reported nickname, officials said that he more often wore shoes.
On September 28, 2016, Moore left prison on parole.
Harris Moore was born in Mount Vernon, Washington and grew up in his mother's house in Camano Island. Neighbors said they made several calls to Child Protective Services, believing he was neglected or abused. His father, Gordon Moore, used drugs and was in prison while Colton was a toddler. When Colton was twelve years old, his abusive father walked out after attempting to strangle him during an argument at a family barbecue. According to his mother, Pamela Kohler, his stepfather died when he was about seven years old, and from the time Colton was in the first grade, she knew there was "something off about him" – "sort of a disconnection". He wouldn't listen to his teachers, started altercations at school, and would sometimes deliberately break things around the house, Kohler said. According to a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation, Harris Moore said that his mother drank and became mean, breaking his possessions.
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