Remember the balloon-boy hoax this past October? Well, the parents of the hoax were both sentenced to prison terms yesterday, December 23. The dad, Richard Heene, 48, received 90 days in jail and four years’ probation. The mom, Mayumi Heene, 45, was given 20 days behind bars and four years’ probation. Both also received community [...]
Richard and Mayumi Heene , parents of “Balloon Boy” Falcon Heene Appeared in a Ft. Collins, Colo., courtroom today, November 13th, and pled guilty to charges related to the hoax involving Falcon’s fake “flight” on the balloon. “This whole deal is designed to keep the family together,” says Richard’s attorney David Lane. The couple’s kids [...]
Well all we can say is- we hope The Heene couple are happy with their buzz now! The Balloon Boy incident has turned out to be one huge publicity stunt for the Heene family! During a press conference this morning, Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden announced that they have evidence that the runaway balloon incident [...]