“The Barefoot Bandit”

Colton Moore

• Was born and raised in Camano Island, Washington with his mother.

• His neighbors called Child Protective Services multiple times because they thought he was being abused or neglected.

• His father, Gordon Moore, used drugs and was in prison while Colton was a toddler.

• When Colton was twelve years old, his abusive father walked out after attempting to strangle him during an argument at a family barbecue.

• He wouldn't listen to his teachers, started altercations at school, and would sometimes deliberately break things around the house.

• He started living in the wild at the age of seven, and would break into vacation homes in the area, stealing blankets, food and water before disappearing into the forest for days.

• His first conviction for stolen property came at age 12, and by the time he was 13, he had three more.

• He has been diagnosed with depression, attention deficit disorder and intermittent explosive disorder.

Background

Suspected OffensesResponsible for approximately 100 thefts in

Washington, Idaho, and Canada, including bicycles, automobiles, light aircraft, and speedboats.

It is believed that he learned how to fly small planes by reading aircraft manuals, handbooks, watching a "How to fly a small airplane" DVD, and playing flight simulator computer games.

he allegedly used a homeowner's computer and credit card to order bear mace and a pair of US$6,500 night vision goggles.

IndictmentOn July 6, 2010, an indictment was releasedThis indictment cites Harris-Moore for

interstate transport of stolen property/airplane theft, related to a plane stolen from Bonners Ferry, Idaho that crashed outside of Granite Falls, Washington. The FBI placed a $10,000 bounty for information leading to his arrest, and federal agents believed that he was responsible for the recent Indiana theft.

CaptureOn July 11, 2010, Harris-Moore was captured

just before dawn at Harbour Island, Bahamas.A police official said the suspect attempted to

flee, but police shot out the engine on his boat.

His SentenceHarris-Moore pleaded guilty on July 13, 2010,

to illegal entry to the Bahamas and illegally landing a plane.

On November 18, 2010, Harris-Moore pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges of interstate transportation of a stolen plane, boat and gun, and of being a fugitive in possession of a firearm and of flying a plane without a pilot's license.

On January 27, 2012, Judge Richard Jones of Federal District Court in Seattle sentenced Harris-Moore to six and a half years in prison.

NotorietyPolice in the San Juan Islands also found cartoonish,

chalk outlines of feet drawn upon the floor of a grocery store that was broken into in February 2010.

Harris-Moore became an internet sensation with a Facebook fan page drawing about 60,000 members.

A local Seattle man started selling T-shirts bearing Harris-Moore's picture with the words, “Momma Tried.”

The MovieIn April 2010, 20th Century Fox purchased

the film rights to the book “Taking Flight: The Hunt for a Young Outlaw.”-based on the BareFoot Bandit.