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FORT COLLINS — Officials say Richard Heene, who pleaded guilty to falsely influencing the sheriff by saying his son had floated off in a huge homemade balloon, is completing his sentence at home.
Larimer County sheriff’s spokeswoman Eloise Campanella said Wednesday that Heene finished his time in jail and with a work-release unit. He was moved this month to home detention and is wearing an ankle monitor.
Heene started serving a 90-day sentence Jan. 11.
His wife, Mayumi, pleaded guilty to filing a false report and must serve 20 days in jail.
Sheriff’s officials say the couple’s report Oct. 15 that their young son had floated away in a UFO-shaped helium balloon was a hoax. The Associated Press
