VIDEO: Balloon Dad Denies Hoax: "The Sheriff Is A Liar"
Posted on Jan 08, 2010 @ 09:03AM
Balloon boy dad Richard Heene burst into a diatribe toward authorities in Larimer County, Colorado on The Today Show Friday, saying "the sheriff's department completely lied,” especially Sheriff Jim Alderden, whom he flat-out called "a liar." Heene denied the sheriff's claim he called the local NBC affiliate's newsroom prior to dialing 911 to report the incident. He said that his Japanese wife Mayumi (whom he said does not have complete command of the English language) did not lie either -- as authorities have said -- claiming they asked her the same "Yes or No" questions over and over until they got the response they sought.
As for his tots, including the “balloon boy,” 6-year-old Falcon Heene?
"I never said that my children confessed to anything," Heene told Today Show host Matt Lauer. “I didn't tell them to lie but the one thing I want to cover, the most important thing of all is the fact that the sheriff's department completely lied.”
Heene said he only entered a guilty plea to avoid deportation of his wife, Mayumi, back to Japan.
"I need to clear my name," Heene said. "I need everybody to know that this was not a hoax, absolutely not."
A worldwide audience watched the bizarre incident unfold October 15, when Heene’s homemade helium balloon soared 7,000 feet over eastern Colorado; Heene begins serving a 90-day jail sentence Monday, after pleading guilty to a felony charge of attempting to influence a public servant.
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What a douche!! It pisses me off he thinks that America is STILL STUPID & we're going to believe a word he says. His sentence was too light. Should have done more jail time. Also, put a judgement against him until he pays all the $ back.
Posted Mon, 01/11/2010 - 2:33am
PHONY....THIS GUY WILL SAY ANYTHING... HE NEEDS
TO OWN UP TO WHAT HE'S DONE....
CLEAN IT UP!!!, AND BE A REAL "DAD" TO HIS FAMILY...
Posted Sat, 01/09/2010 - 11:08am
This man is a hoax, he's getting off light.The ACLU wont touch this guy with a stick.
Posted Sat, 01/09/2010 - 2:21am
I hope he likes picking up soap in the shower room while in prison. He will get what's coming to him Ha Ha!!
Posted Fri, 01/08/2010 - 5:24pm
I cried and prayed for your son, who I thought I was going to watch die on live TV. The country hates you, Richard.
Posted Fri, 01/08/2010 - 2:31pm
Boo hoo....it's everyone else's fault by my own..boo hoo...they lied...I'm a victim..boo hoooo hoooo.....why don't people believe me?
Posted Fri, 01/08/2010 - 2:19pm
Just let this balloon family story RIP
Posted Fri, 01/08/2010 - 1:14pm
This is a prime example of why this moron should have gotten much more jail time. And will he ever be forced to make restitution? You cant suck blood from a stone. If he gets a reality show he is so desperate for somebody needs their butt kicked.
Posted Fri, 01/08/2010 - 1:00pm
those poor kids.
Posted Fri, 01/08/2010 - 12:42pm
social path, narcissist, control freak = heene. You know he messed up his wife citizenship paperwork to keep control of her! Heene wake up the news media is having you ON as a joke--not one person believes you and your fake awful acting.
Posted Fri, 01/08/2010 - 12:27pm