"Barefoot Bandit" gets 6.5 years of federal time

SEATTLE — After a two-year international crime spree in which he survived a handful of crash landings, Colton Harris-Moore – the infamous "Barefoot Bandit" – says he's lucky to be alive. Harris-Moore spoke publicly in court

January 27, 2012 His crime spree stretched across the US in 2010, until he was caught in the Bahamas. Colton Harris-Moore got the nickname because he committed some of his crimes while shoeless.

January 27, 2012 His crime spree stretched across the US in 2010, until he was caught in the Bahamas. Colton Harris-Moore got the nickname because he committed some of his crimes while shoeless.

January 27, 2012 His crime spree stretched across the US in 2010, until he was caught in the Bahamas. Colton Harris-Moore got the nickname because he committed some of his crimes while shoeless.

By Laura L. Myers | SEATTLE (Reuters) – A serial burglar nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday in Seattle to 6-1/2 years in prison for his guilty plea to federal charges stemming from a sensational, two-year crime spree as a