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Richard Heene Reports to Jail

Richard Heene, the father of Balloon Boy, began serving his jail sentence on Monday.Heene reported to Colorado's Larimer County Detention Center around 8:30 a.m. local time, spokeswoman Eloise Campanella, told TVGuide.com.Balloon Boy father sentenced to 90 daysHeene pleaded guilty in November to a felony count of attempting to influence a public servant by engineering the balloon debacle that transfixed the nation last fall. A judge sentenced him to 90 days in December. He will ...

Richard Heene: I Only Pleaded Guilty to Protect My Family

The father behind the balloon-boy incident — Richard Heene — says he only pleaded guilty to save "my family and my wife." Balloon Boy father sentenced to 90 days for hoax Heene, who recently was sentenced to 90 days in jail, told Larry King that the incident was not a hoax and that he pleaded guilty to charges of influencing a public servant to prevent ...

Balloon Boy Father Sentenced to 90 Days for Hoax

Richard Heene, the father behind the balloon boy hoax that initially transfixed TV viewers, has been sentenced to 90 days. "I'm very, very sorry, and I want to apologize to all...

Richard and Mayumi Heene Plead Guilty

Balloon Boy's Parents to Plead Guilty

Richard and Mayumi Heene, the parents of Balloon Boy, will plead guilty on Friday to certain charges stemming from their Oct. 15 hoax, their lawyer announced in a statement Thursday.Poll: 91 percent of users say balloon drama was a hoaxRichard Heene will plead guilty to a felony charge of ...