"Barefoot Bandit" Update: Colton Harris-Moore Faces Two More Charges, Says Report
NEW YORK (CBS) Colton-Harris Moore, the Seattle teen known as the "Barefoot Bandit," is facing two new charges connected with the theft of an airplane and robbery of an airport hangar, in addition to his already lengthy list of more than 70 crimes across nine states, according to a report.
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Harris-Moore, a self-taught pilot, is accused of leading authorities on several chases in stolen boats, cars and small planes after allegedly fleeing from a halfway house south of Seattle in 2008.
His stunts came to a halt five months ago after he allegedly stole a plane in Indiana, crash landed it in the Bahamas and was ultimately captured by Bahamian officials following a high-speed boat chase.
The new charges were originally reported on Radaronline.com, but CBS News has learned that the additional charges stem from crimes in Washington State, and authorities say that Harris-Moore's DNA links him to the stolen plane incident.
The nifty 19-year-old pleaded not guilty to federal charges that include interstate transportation of stolen aircraft and being a fugitive in possession of a firearm in Seattle last month. Four of the five counts against Harris-Moore carry maximum sentences of 10 years in prison, according to his lawyer John Henry Browne.
Browne said Harris-Moore remains in solitary confinement at the Federal Detention Center south of Seattle, where he has been illustrating airplane designs and reading about aircraft and nature.
"He'd rather stay where he is, which is rather unusual," said Browne.
Pam Kohler, Harris-Moore's mother, said she has spoken with her son numerous times since his arrest, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
"We talk about basic things. I try to keep his spirits up and tell him to call upon his inner strength, which I have always taught him," she told the newspaper.
Harris-Moore earned the moniker "Barefoot Bandit" by reportedly committing some crimes in his bare feet, and he even fostered a small community on Facebook that seemed to idolize the wayward young man as some sort of folk hero.
A trial date is scheduled for Jan. 18.
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