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let’s begin this half hour with a dramatic end to a two-year manhunt for the so-called barefoot bandit. he was taken into custody in the
bahamas
on sunday nearly 3,000 miles from where his alleged
crime spree
began. we’ll talk exclusively to his new attorney. first
peter alexander
is in nassau with the latest. good morning to you.

>> reporter:
good morning to you. dramatic is right. shots were fired by bahamian police knocking out both engines to the stolen boat he was in. this morning bahamian police say he’s in protective
police custody
in nassau. the fbi describes his a regional nuisance who became a national problem and ultimately an international criminal. but bahamian authorities say the
crime spree
ends right here. true to his naik name he was barefoot when he was marched off a plane and into an suv on sunday. they arrested the 19-year-old fugitive
before dawn
on sunday after shooting out the engines of his stolen boat as
harris
-
moore
tried to make yet another escape this time in caribbean waters.

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the suspect in an effort to evade capture engaged
local police
in a
high speed chase
by boat. after a brief chase, the suspect was taken into custody without incident.

>> reporter:
for the so-called barefoot bandit is ends a two-year odyssey that included crimes in eight states from washington to indiana. he’s accused of stealing cash, cars and at least five planes he taught himself to fly, including this one that investigators say the teenager stole in indiana before a
crash landing
at
1,000 miles away
here in the
bahamas
. he snatched this suv from a family’s garage, police here say, and later was seen barefoot at the
sports bar
in the
bahamas
buying a beer.

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you don’t see too many 6’5″ white guys walk through the door all the time.

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he was also spotted by
surveillance cameras
breaking into a restaurant before turning each of the cameras towards the wall.

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he looked very, very calm and at ease. it was like he was strolling into his own place.

>> reporter:
like he owned the place?

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like he owned the place.

>> reporter:
hthe dive shop was burglarized, too, with one significant piece of evidence
left behind
.

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it was a perfect hand print. it wasn’t like it was accidental, like he accidentally touched something, like he went up on the window like i was here.

>> reporter:
police say
harris
-
moore
, first convicted of possessing stolen property when he was just 12, has been taunting authorities with his brazen antics since he escaped from a
halfway house
in
washington state
two years ago. he
left behind
this photo at one
crime scene
and chalk outlines of his now famous feet at another.
harris
-
moore
‘s ability to elude police for so long has drawn comparesons to the movie “catch me if you can.”

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would you like a drink after take-off?

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milk.

>> reporter:
online he has a following with more than 70,000 fans on facebook. on the
small island
where
harris
-
moore
was raised, there’s relief.

>>
he’s been elusive for a long time and done a lot of damage. i’m glad they finally caught him.

>> reporter:
now in custody
harris
-
moore
‘s next trip could be could an extradition flight home. this morning we learn new information about how that chase ended. witnesses say that
colton

harris
-
moore
threw his knapsack with an ipod and laptop into the water and held his own gun up to his head. bahamian police talked him out of it. his first court appearance is later this week because today is a
national holiday
, bahamian
independence day
.

>>
peter, thank you. criminal against attorney
john henry brown
has been hired by his mother. he’s with us now exclusively. mr. brown, good morning to you.

>>
good morning, matt.

>>
it’s my understanding although you’ve been contacted by his mother and have been talking to her, you have not had the chance to speak to
colton
personally yet. what’s your first step in this case?

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obviously, getting some contact with
colton
. i’ve been informed by people i know in the
bahamas
that he was allowed one
phone call
yesterday. he called his aunt, because he didn’t have his mother’s new
telephone number
, and since then my name and number has been relayed to him. i know he knew his mother had hired me, but i don’t think he had my
telephone number
. also the
american consulate
checked in on him in the last couple of hours and called and said that he was physically fine and was doing quite well.

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this guy’s been on the run for a couple of years now. he’s accused of committing a long list of crimes both in the
united states
and now in the
bahamas
. does the
bahamas
have jurisdiction here?

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i would believe they’re claiming they do. as far as probably possession of stolen property, as far as the airplane is concerned and some allegations about burglaries in the islands. so i think if they wanted to hang onto him for a while, they probably could, but it would make a lot more sense to me for
colton
‘s
best interests
and also for the government, i think, to consolidate all these things and have him extradited to
seattle
where he’s charged in
federal court
in
seattle
. when you’re in
federal court
, it’s easier to consolidate things. otherwise it could be an administrative nightmare.

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there was a high-speed chase at the time of his arrest, there were shots fired at the boat he was in, and there were reports that he was carrying a gun, a weapon as well. how would that complicate his situation in the
bahamas
?

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well, it actually seriously complicates things. i talked to some people in a position of authority in both the
united states government
and in the
bahamas
, and just having a weapon during the commission of a crime makes the sentence — potential sentence much greater. however, everybody acknowledges that he was not using the gun to harm anybody, never pointed it at anybody, but unfortunately just having a possession of a gun during the commission of a crime makes crimes much more serious.

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there’s been so much publicity, mr. brown, surrounding this young man for the last couple of years. he’s kind of a folk-lore stat stus, and he’s a
folk hero
to some and a run of the mill criminal to others. how would you handle with the publicity this case has already generated?

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i would hope my job could be to neutralize that in the long run, the intentional die-down at some point and israel this is as far as i’m concerned one of my normal
criminal defense
cases and just try to deal with it in an efficient manner. it will always have a special ring to it because of the note right of the whole thing. the
u.s. attorney
in
seattle
is a very level-headed person, and i think, you know, it’s a case. we have to view it as a case and approach it like we would with most normal cases. that’s going to be a challenge for me. there’s no question about that.

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i don’t know how much time you’ve had, but i’m sure you looked orr the string of allegations against mr.
moore
. what kind of jail time is he facing if convicted on the most serious charges here?

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well, i’ve been asked that question. based on doing this for a long, long time, if we could consolidate everything in
seattle
in
federal court
, then i would — the best i can do is give you an estimate. it would probably be somewhere between 4 and 12 years, something like that. if it hadn’t had some much note righty it would it be much closer to 4 or less than that. given the number of allegations, of course, daifsh i don’t kn — i don’t k now the proof on any of these. there’s proof that’s clear and they’re other alleged crimes we don’t know he’s involved in at all. for the notoriety, it would abe case you could resolve for less than four years. because of that, i think it will be a higher number.

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john henry brown
. mr. brown, i appreciate your time this morning. thanks very much for talking to us.

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you’re welcome.