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More local charges filed against Barefoot Bandit

The Columbian
Published: May 17, 2011, 12:00am

COUPEVILLE, Wash. (AP) — Island County prosecutors have filed 14 new charges against Colton Harris-Moore in the case of the “Barefoot Bandit.”

Prosecutor Greg Banks says that he filed the charges to avoid a possible statute of limitations and also because new evidence became available. The new charges include a variety of property crimes from 2008 to 2010.

The filings on Tuesday come a week after prosecutors in the San Juan Islands filed 17 new charges.

Colton is accused of leading a two-year crime spree that ended with his arrest in the Bahamas last summer — some of the crimes he allegedly committed without wearing shoes.

The 20-year-old gained a popular Internet following during his run from the law. He is expected to reach plea deals by month’s end that would resolve federal and state charges in several jurisdictions. The charges involve plane, boat and car thefts as well as numerous burglaries.

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