Balloon Boy

Fox News : The Colorado parents who claimed their son floated away in a helium balloon will plead guilty to some charges in the alleged hoax but avoid jail time, their attorney said Thursday. Richard and Mayumi Heene are accused of lying when they reported that 6-year-old Falcon flew away in a homemade helium balloon Oct. 15 that lifted off from their back yard in Fort Collins, drifted across two counties and landed in a farm field. Richard Heene's lawyer David Lane said in a statement Thursday that Mayumi Heene will plead guilty to false reporting to authorities, a misdemeanor. Richard Heene will plead ... Read Full Story

How do I know the Balloon Boy saga was a hoax? The mom's "frantic" 911 call tells all. Momlogic's Momstrosity : The moment I heard the 911 call from Falcon Heene's mom, I knew the whole " boy in a balloon " saga was a hoax . Although Mayumi Heene did sound sufficiently hysterical, I didn't buy it for one second. The giveaway was the way the mom of two described her husband's Mylar flying machine invention: Dispatcher: And so it was an experimental plane? Mayumi Heene: It's a flying saucer. Really, a "flying saucer"? Sure sounds like Mayumi is touting her husband's invention. ... Read Full Story

Falcon Henne (C), 6, is shown outside his home October 15, 2009 in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Falcon was found hiding in the attic of his family home after his siblings had erroneously reported that he was riding aboard an experimental balloon built by his father. Media helicopters, military aircraft and the FAA all assisted in tracking down the wayward balloon, which landed in a field in Weld County, Colorado. l(Getty Images) more pics » It's been a wild 24 hours for Falcon Heene and his family. Yesterday morning, Richard Heene reported to authorites that he believed his six-year-old son had climbed into a homemade ... Read Full Story

The parents of Falcon Heene , the 'Balloon Boy' who was thought to have floated away in a homemade balloon, will plead guilty tomorrow to charges related to one of the most elaborate hoaxes in modern times. The Heenes called police in October and told them that Falcon, 6, had been taken into the sky by a homemade air balloon. The claims sparked a massive chase and investigation, as authorities raced to save the boy they believed to be trapped in the balloon, only to later learn that it was all a hoax. Richard Heene and Mayumi Heene will plead guilty to separate charges. ... Read Full Story

FORT COLLINS (Reuters) - The parents of a Colorado boy whose apparent brush with death in a helium balloon transfixed millions pleaded guilty on Friday to staging a publicity-seeking hoax and will be sentenced next month. Richard and Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty to a felony and a misdemeanor and will be sentenced on December 23. The case has sparked outrage over the amount of money spent on a rescue attempt for the six-year-old child, dubbed "balloon boy," after live television images of the saucer-like homemade balloon soaring through the sky gripped the public. The judge at Friday's hearing told the Heenes they may have ... Read Full Story