One person arrested in connection with this event said that he only pled guilty so that his wife would not be deported back to Japan.
According to reports by Sheriff Alderden, this incident began with calls to the FAA, the local NBC affiliate, and 911. One person arrested in connection with this event said that he only pled guilty so that his wife would not be deported back to Japan. The family involved had appeared on Wife Swap twice before. The incident caused a temporary shutdown of Denver International Airport, but the central figure in this event was eventually located in his own attic. For 10 points, name this hoax perpetrated in October 2009, named for six-year-old Falcon Heene and the airborne vehicle in which he was supposedly lost.
According to reports by Sheriff Alderden, this incident began with calls to the FAA, the local NBC affiliate, and 911.
{balloon boy} hoax [accept equivalents; accept {Falcon Heene hoax} before {he's} mentioned]