The parents in the "Balloon Boy" ruse have been hit with a tab of $42,000 from local, state and federal agencies for their October stunt that briefly left many fearing for the fate of their 6-year-old, their lawyer said Monday.
The Heenes' attorney, David Lane, said the Fort Collins couple isn't ready to pay up, at least not yet.
"Let's see the bills," he said. "They're not paying anything until they see some receipts."
Lane said he was e-mailed the amounts by the Larimer County district attorney's office.
The Heenes reached a plea deal on charges stemming from the October hoax, in which they led the world to believe their 6-year-old son was aboard the homemade craft on its 50-mile flight from their Fort Collins home.
They are to be sentenced Wednesday in Larimer County. A judge could determine then what they owe in restitution to the agencies that responded, from police to the National Guard and the Federal Aviation Administration.
More, from TMZ:
The two morons behind that terrible "Balloon Boy" stunt are finally going to have to pay the price for all of their dumbassery -- a cool $42,000.
The Larimer County District Attorney's office claims it sent the bill to Richard and Mayumi Heene -- demanding the couple pay restitution to the agencies which took part in the rescue attempt when they thought 6-year-old Falcon Heene had gone airborne in a massive Jiffy Pop-style hot air balloon.
Actually, $42,000 seems kind of low.
Still, I'm glad the Heenes are at least being slapped with a bill for their hoax.
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