As I write this blog post, there is a live news conference going on. I'm viewing CNN. Sheriff Jim Alberden of Larimer County, Colorado announced that charges are to be filed against Richard Heene and his wife. These charges will include conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The sheriff added that some media outlets could have been involved in this hoax.
These are some statements from the sheriff:
Charges include misdemeanor for filing false report to authorities.
We were manipulated by the family and the media were manipulated.
They (The Heenes) are a flight risk ... but filing warrants will follow them.
We have a lot of work to do before arrest will be made.
It has been determined this was a hoax, a publicity hoax.
Children will not likely face criminal charges.
When something like this happens, we are going to solve it.
The Heenes are not under arrest nor under indictment at this time.
There was a plan to launch the spacecraft to gain publicity. The couple wanted to create a situation where their youngest son, Falcon, was in jeopardy to gain sympathy and a TV Reality Show.
According to CNN, the sheriff department in this county started to get suspicious after viewing the Heenes interview with Wolf Blitzer earlier this week. It seems as though little 'Falcon' busted his parents by saying: "You guys said that this was for the show."
Check out highlights of the news conference, below:
1 comments:
I am hoping it was not a hoax, because that would be a twisted thing for the parents to do.
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