DA To Investigate Sheriff In Colorado Balloon Boy Case
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DA To Investigate Sheriff In Colorado Balloon Boy Case
A special prosecutor will investigate allegations that a Colorado sheriff violated privacy laws when he talked about the involvement of child welfare workers in the so-called balloon boy case.
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (October 28, 2009)--A special prosecutor will investigate allegations that the Larimer County, Colo. sheriff violated privacy laws in the case of the runaway balloon that was believed to be carrying a young boy.

Richard and Mayumi Heene are accused of lying to authorities for saying their 6-year-old son Falcon was on board a balloon that launched from their backyard. ‘

Larimer County prosecutors are weighing whether to file criminal charges against the couple.

The Larimer County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday that the Boulder County District Attorney’s office will look into claims from Richard Heene's lawyer that Sheriff Jim Alderden broke privacy laws by talking about the involvement of child welfare workers in the case.

Heene's lawyer, David Lane, announced Tuesday that a special prosecutor had been appointed.

Richard Heene lived in Waco in the late 1970s, and worked in the area as a carpenter.
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