Authorities in Colorado say criminal charges are expected to be filed against Richard Heene, a storm-chasing father whose giant Mylar balloon ascended into the sky earlier this week — sparking fears that his 6-year-old was aboard.
“We anticipate criminal charges will be filed sometime in the near future,” Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden told CNN.
The saga captured the nation’s attention early Thursday afternoon, after authorities reported the family’s homemade helium balloon was set adrift, apparently with young Falcon Heene inside.
Rescuers from several counties followed the silver, saucer-like vessel as it raced across the Colorado sky until it made a soft landing some 90 minutes later in a field 90 miles away.
The boy later came down from an attic above the family’s garage.
(Source: CNN)
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Good joke
I agree. There should be charges filed. And they should take the children away from the adults too. To think that the adults would be willing to put up such a stunt for publicity and subject their children to this is disgusting. They also unnecessarily encumbered law enforcement with a fairy tale for 90 minutes. Terrible!