Boy stows away on 2 flights, steals car, avoids prosecution
Filed under: Tweens  When I was 9, my parents' biggest worry was
the 100-yard walk I made by myself from the school bus to after-
school daycare. Lucky for them, I didn't have the nerve to steal
cars, run from police, and lie my way onto airplanes.  Not only
did this Washington boy steal a car, lead police on a high-speed
chase (which resulting in the wrecking of that car), talk his
way onto two separate Southwest Airlines flights, but then --
after he'd been arrested -- violated his parole and told his
story to the country on the "Dr. Phil" show.  Now, because he's
9-years-old, the boy might avoid prosecution and have his record
wiped clean. His lawyer is currently in discussions with
prosecutors to try and avoid trial by entering the boy in a
diversion program.  According to his mother, the kid just didn't
like living in their Tacoma suburb, so he ran away back to
Texas.  Sounds like this kid is a secret agent in the making.
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