Colton Harris Moore (born March 22, 1991) is an American folk hero and former fugitive.
He was charged with the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in property, including several small aircraft, boats, and multiple cars, all committed while still a teenager.
He fled to the Bahamas on July 4, 2010, allegedly in a plane stolen from Bloomington, Indiana.
He was indicted on July 6, 2010, by a U.S.
Federal Court in Seattle, Washington, on charges of transporting another stolen aircraft in that state.
Moore, still only 19, was arrested in Harbour Island, Bahamas, on July 11, 2010, after police shot out the engine of the boat in which he was attempting to flee.
Two days later, he was extradited from Nassau, Bahamas, to Miami, Florida, and transferred on July 21 to the Federal Detention Center, SeaTac in Washington.
On December 16, 2011, Moore was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for dozens of consolidated charges brought against him from three different counties.
On January 27, 2012, he was sentenced to six and a half years for related federal crimes.He became known as the "Barefoot Bandit" by reportedly committing some of his crimes barefoot, once leaving behind 39 chalk footprints and the word "c'ya!".
Despite the widely reported nickname, officials said that he more often wore shoes.On September 28, 2016, Moore left prison on parole.