Washington Has an Official Rapscallion

colton moore

I’ve waited years to use that word! Yeah you could look up the official meaning of rapscallion in the dictionary but for a more practical meaning, you need to look no further than Washington’s own Colton Harris-Moore. At 18, he’s been called the modern day Jesse James (without the murders as a new fansite, yes that’s right, a fansite says), Huckleberry Finn or just a horrible criminal. Think you have problems with your kids? How about this: He’s the suspect in more than 50 burglaries including a couple of boats and even a few airplanes. Somehow he’s taught himself to taxi and take off in small airplanes. The problem is, he never learned to fly or worse…land. He’s crashed all three planes he’s accused of stealing but always walks away. He started his life of crime at 11. He was briefly put into a juvenile detention facility but escaped. And now, he’s living on the run. Police are frustrated and have been unable to catch him. Colt, as he goes by, is apparently living in the woods in western Washington, or perhaps he’s in Idaho…could be Hawaii. No one really knows. And now he’s got his own Facebook fan site which boasts, “Without a doubt (he’s) one of the greatest and most notable outlaws to come from an otherwise boring area.” You can even buy a t-shirt with the cheeky quote, “Momma tried.”

 del.icio.us  Stumbleupon  Technorati  Digg 

 

What did you think of this article?




Trackbacks
  • No trackbacks exist for this entry.
Comments
  • No comments exist for this entry.
Leave a comment

Submitted comments will be subject to moderation before being displayed.

 Enter the above security code (required)

 Name

 Email (will not be published)

 Website

Your comment is 0 characters limited to 3000 characters.