Charges will be filed against the "balloon" boy

According to the Associated Press, Larimer County SheriffJim Alderden, said the now infamous Heene family will face charges for the recent helium balloon incident. They were in the process of issuing a search warrant to search the Heene's home.

The parents spent most of the day talking with the sheriff’s department on Saturday and left without being placed under arrest. They went home and called off the media conference they had called earlier in the day after directing reporters to leave their written questions in a small card board box Heene had left on the front steps of the family’s home.

The Heene's simply posted a note saying they were tired and no more announcements would be made.

It will be an event the world won't soon forget as everyone held their breath, thinking a six year old child had climbed aboard an escaped helium balloon that floated above the fields and roads of Colorado for over two hours. The balloon finally made an unceremonious landing in a freshly plowed field. That is when the silver-saucer shaped balloon was found to be empty.

Ultimately, as the entire world knows by now, the child had feared reprisal from his father for playing around the balloon and crawled up into the attic to avoid punishment. Although he heard voices calling for him, six year old Falcon, decided not to come out of hiding and only did so after the voices died out and he became bored. Supposedly.

A controversial comment by young Falcon on Larry KingLarry King Live, “it was for the show”, and subsequent appearances on morning talk shows, where the child became ill—caused a lot of questions to be raised—even prompting concerns by Colorado Child Services.

The family has a controversial past and had appeared twice on the reality show “wife swap”. The couple, Richard and Mayumi met in acting class.

Updated 10/18/2009 Sheriff Alderman obtained a search warrant and will be looking for incriminating evidence in the form of phone records, financial documents, e-mails, etc. Charges are expected to include possible conspiracy and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Alderman was quoted as saying, "they gave us all a good show."

Stay tuned. More drama to follow.

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