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Balloon boy parents to pay $36K in restitution
(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-04-21 09:27
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FORT COLLINS, Colorado - The parents who pleaded guilty in the balloon boy hoax have agreed to pay about $36,000 in restitution to authorities who responded to the incident.
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The Larimer County sheriff's office and other agencies had sought $48,000 for responding to the October 15 incident. The Heenes reported their 6-year-old son had floated away in a homemade UFO-shaped helium balloon, touching off a scramble of emergency responders.
The boy wasn't on the balloon.
The Heenes' attorneys had argued the couple should pay only a small amount in compensation.
