Lawyer: "Barefoot Bandit" Doesn't Want Fame

(CBS)  Colton Harris-Moore, the "barefoot bandit" suspect whose alleged crime spree came to end following his arrest in the Bahamas Sunday, has developed a cult following - but that wasn't his plan, according to his lawyer.

"He did not want that," Monique Gomez, Harris-Moore's attorney, told CBS News. "When we spoke yesterday he said he did not want it."

As of Monday, Harris-Moore had garnered a following on Facebook and other online fan sites that topped 85,000, according to the Christian Science Monitor.

"He's not a bandit, he's a hero!" one fan told CBS News.

Harris-Moore is expected to appear in a Miami courtroom Wednesday, one day after pleading guilty to illegal entry in the Bahamas and being deported to the United States, reports CBS News correspondent Jeff Glor. He paid a $300 fine in the Bahamas before being picked up by U.S. embassy officials.

In the U.S., the teen will likely face charges for an alleged two-year crime spree that spanned at least nine states and Canada. He's accused of burglarizing more than a hundred homes and stealing five planes, including one which he allegedly crash-landed in Indiana. Harris-Moore is also accused of stealing at least three boats.

"I absolutely expect him to spend time behind bars," said CBS News legal analyst Lisa Bloom. "These are serious crimes, especially stealing planes and crashing planes. That is not something taken lightly in the U.S."

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[ncolclas]

He didnt want fame?? So this was just for kicks then?