Balloon Boy Dad Richard Heene To Finish Jail Sentence At Home
March 25 2010, Published 7:41 a.m. ET
Balloon boy dad Richard Heene will finish the rest of his 90-day jail sentence at his Colorado home wearing an ankle monitor, Breaking Celebrity News has learned.
Since beginning his sentence January 11, Heene has completed most of it in jail and with a work-release unit, Larimer County Sheriff's spokeswoman Eloise Campanella said.
After Heene falsely reported his 6-year-old son Falcon had floated off in a homemade helium balloon on October 15, a worldwide audience watched the bizarre incident unfold as the Mylar balloon soared 7,000 feet over eastern Colorado -- with no boy in it.
In a CNN interview with the family the following day, Falcon turned to Richard and told him, "You had said that we did this for a show."
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Watch Heene’s Bizarre Short Movie
Heene subsequently pleaded guilty to a felony charge of attempting to influence a public servant in connection with the incident.
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