Let me be clear: I don’t mean Harris-Moore himself. The 20-year-old former fugitive entered a guilty plea at the federal courthouse in Seattle Friday, meaning he could be headed to jail for as many as 6.5 years.
According to the agreement, Harris-Moore will be allowed to sell his story through a third party negotiator, but any profits will go towards paying off an estimated $1.4 million in losses claimed by his victims.
Whether the government wants it or not, there will be a movie. There will be more books. And there will be money from them," Browne said earlier this month.
John Henry Browne, Harris-Moore's attorney, said prosecutors and the defense are "very close" to a plea deal for the Barefoot Bandit. A preliminary draft of the plea deal could be completed later Thursday.
The 20-year-old Harris-Moore pleaded guilty to seven federal felony charges Friday in a plea agreement that recommends he serve between 5 ¼ and 6 ½ years in prison to resolve the federal aspects of his two-year crime spree,
Harris-Moore said he's not interested in personally profiting, or his family profiting, by telling his account of years on the run.
Though the amount could change, Gaylord said a preliminary estimate of the damage and losses associated with the Harris-Moore's alleged crimes totals roughly $250,000.
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