The Barefoot Bandit: Busted in the Bahamas

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The infamous "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore has finally been nabbed in the Bahamas this week, and who better to report back from the scene than our very own editor at large, Bob Friel – writer, photographer, blogger and bonafide Caribophile. Here's an excerpt from Friel's up-to-the-minute blog, Outlaws & Outcasts:

I've just left a small Bahamian courtroom that Colton was led to in shackles. There were six or eight American reporters and about an equal number of Bahamian observers in the small room. Part of Colt's shackles were undone when he was put into the dock. He kept his eyes down until we were all told to stand for the judge's arrival. The charges were read by an immigration official: Entering the Bahamas illegally, without proper passport. Colt was aked to stand. He stood tall and looked straight at the judge. He was asked how he plead to the charge. Colt said in a deep, calm voice, "Guilty." A barrister then reported to the judge that Colton said that he swam to the Bahamas, that he didn't have his passport and that he plead guilty to save the court the time and expense of a trial.Colt stood as the judge read his sentence for the immigration offense: $300 or three months in prison. The judge then overrode that by recommending "immediate deportation." Everyone stood as court was dismissed. Colt finally looked around, saw me and recognized me, and gave me a big smile.

Surf over to Friel's Outlaws & Outcasts blog to follow the saga as it continues to unfold.