19-year-old Colton Harris-Moore, dubbed the “Barefoot Bandit,” was arrested in the Bahamas just before dawn Sunday morning.
The U.S. teenager, who has evaded arrest for two years after escaping a juvenile halfway house in Renton, Washington, was given the nickname because he wore no shoes when he allegedly broke into houses.
Colton-Harris, who is accused of stealing cars, boats and airplanes to dodge law enforcement, was nabbed in northern Eleuthera early Sunday morning, as he attempted to dock a boat at Harbor Island. Island police had been searching for the teenager for a week, after he crash-landed a stolen plane on Great Abaco Island, where he is blamed for a string of break-ins.
The teen fugitive reached folk hero status among thousands of fans who admired his ability to evade arrest.