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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 ...

Wife Swap Co-Star: Richard Heene "Had the Mind of a Mad Scientist"

Sheree Silver, the woman who lived with the Heene family on Wife Swap, said Richard Heene, the father of balloon boy Falcon, "had the mind of a mad scientist" and a short temper."He wasn't very nice to me," Silver told People. "But ... I don't think he would ...

Heene Lawyer: Arresting Heene Parents in Front of Kids "Would Be 'Child Abuse'"

The lawyer for Richard Heene expects charges will be brought against his client in the next day as investigators analyze e-mails that show Heene discussing the hoax months ago with an associate, according to The Associated Press. Sheriff calls balloon boy a "hoax," Specifies criminal charges "I've reached out to law enforcement in Larimer County and said these folks are willing to turn themselves in the minute you give me a phone call," lawyer David Lane said on NBC's Today show. "Do not do the perp walk for media consumption and ...

Sheriff Says Balloon Boy's Dad Will Be Charged

Richard Heene, the father of balloon boy Falcon Heene, will be criminally charged in the incident, CNN reports."We anticipate criminal charges will be

Research Assistant: Balloon Boy's Dad "Driven by Ego and Fame"

A former research assistant of Richard Heene, the father of balloon boy Falcon Heene, claims the elder Heene was "driven by ego and fame" and that the balloon scare was indeed a hoax, Gawker reports . Rob Thomas, who served as Richard Heene's research assistant in early 2009, tells the site that Heene was driven by...