09:23 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nA US man dubbed the “Barefoot Bandit” for a string of robberies, thefts and assaults he committed as a teenager has pleaded guilty at his trial in Seattle.<\/p>\n
Colton Harris-Moore gained cult status during his two years on the run, during which he stole cars and light aircraft to keep ahead of police.<\/p>\n
He was finally arrested in the Bahamas in 2010 and deported to the US.<\/p>\n
In addition to a jail term, the 20-year-old will forfeit any future earnings from selling his story.<\/p>\n
Footprints left at some of the crime scenes indicated Harris-Moore had removed his shoes, earning him his nickname.<\/p>\n
He will be sentenced in October but is expected to serve between five- and six-and-a-half years.<\/p>\n
“The many years of Mr Harris-Moore avoiding responsibility for his criminal conduct have come to an end,” said US Attorney Jenny Durkan in a statement at Friday’s hearing.<\/p>\n
“We have ensured he will not profit from his crimes, and that his victims will be compensated to the greatest extent possible.<\/p>\n
“While we cannot stop him from telling his story, we can make sure he never sees a dime for his crimes.”<\/p>\n
‘Armed and dangerous’<\/span><\/p>\nHarris-Moore’s crime wave began in 2008, after he absconded from a halfway house in Seattle where he had been placed following previous run-ins with the police.<\/p>\n
The complaint against him said he had been the primary suspect in at least 65 investigations across Washington state, Oregon, Idaho, Indiana, Nebraska, and parts of Canada.<\/p>\n
Charges included theft of cars, bank robbery, assaulting police officers and the repeated burglary of empty holiday homes from which he took food, electronic items and credit cards.<\/p>\n
Despite not having a pilot’s licence, Harris-Moore stole at least three planes, flying them across the country and eventually to the Bahamas, where he was arrested.<\/p>\n
He became something of a folk hero for some, but the FBI said he should be considered “armed and dangerous” and placed a $10,000 (\u00a36,000) bounty on his head.<\/p>\n
The plea deal means that Harris-Moore will never be able to profit from any books or films made about his life, or to sell his story. All proceeds will be used to pay back $1.4m to his victims.<\/p>\n
He still faces charges in several counties but his lawyer, John Henry Browne, said he hoped any further jail terms could run concurrently with the state sentence.<\/p>\n
Mr Browne said his client was hoping to study engineering on leaving prison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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