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| Colo. Sheriff: Charges Will Be Filed in Balloon Scare |
| 2009-10-18 |
| Larimer County officials showed up at the Fort Collins home of the Heenes with a warrant around 10 p.m. MDT and at least three of them began a search. Sgt. Ian Stewart declined so say what they were after. Authorities are pursuing criminal charges in the case of a boy who vanished into his parents' garage while the world feared he was trapped aboard a helium balloon — prompting speculation of a hoax. Richard and Mayumi Heene met with Larimer County investigators for much of Saturday afternoon, but Sheriff Jim Alderden didn't say who would be charged or what the charges would be. Alderden didn't call Thursday's hours-long drama a hoax, but he expressed disappointment that he couldn't level more serious charges in the incident, which sent police and the military scrambling to save young Falcon Heene as millions of worried television viewers watched. "We were looking at Class 3 misdemeanor, which hardly seems serious enough given the circumstances," Alderden said. "We are talking to the district attorney, federal officials to see if perhaps there aren't additional federal charges that are appropriate in this circumstance." |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #7 Caught on to that, did you Frank? Heh. |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2009-10-18 15:55 |
| #6 I think he's shopping for cover for his expert "body language truth detecting" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-10-18 09:22 |
| #5 proof of what an ass he is are in the fact he is shopping for charges. that is the job of the DA not the sheriff. |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2009-10-18 09:03 |
| #4 having grown up in Larimer County, i can tell you that the current sheriff is indeed a real horses ass. The shifting demographics of the area have attributed sharply to the descent of what was once a fine county. |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2009-10-18 09:01 |
| #3 Suggested charge: Constructed and caused the operation of an illegal aircraft (no registration or airworthiness certificate) |
| Posted by: Zenobia Thing7872 2009-10-18 08:53 |
| #2 The Larimer County sheriff has a reputation of being an ass. No one up there really likes the upper management of that department. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-10-18 08:20 |
| #1 ....but he expressed disappointment that he couldn't level more serious charges in the incident, Please have your men keep looking Sheriff. I have a feeling you'll finds something arrest worthy soon. |
| Posted by: Besoeker in Duitsland 2009-10-18 02:30 |