Atty: Harris-Moore can legally profit from movie deals, etc.
SEATTLE -- He's not only been captured by authorities.
Colton Harris-Moore has also captured the attention of reporters, movie makers and writers all over the world, from Russia to South America.
So many people are clamoring for a piece of the so-called Barefoot Bandit's tale that a Seattle lawyer is sifting through the deluge of requests.
Attorney Yale Lewis has represented some big names in entertainment, including Courtney Love, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Holly's widow, glass artist Dale Chihuly and Delilah, the radio host.
And now he's reached an agreement with Pam Kohler, the mother of Harris-Moore, who has been besieged with requests to sell and tell the famous fugitive's story.
"There is a lot of interest in this story, and she felt overwhelmed," said Lewis.
Lewis won't say how the woman living in a trailer at the end of this dusty driveway can afford his legal services.
"That's between me and her," he said.
But he added there's no law stopping the mother of the infamous teen from selling life story rights for movies, books, TV shows or magazines.
"The fact that a teenager taught himself to fly without any lessons or having been in a simulator is an extraordinary story," said Lewis.
Top that with two years of living in woods and eluding the law, and the proposals are piling up.
"There are lots of inquiries attempting to sort through, but nothing is set. Nothing is set," the attorney said.
Lewis claims the son-of-Sam law, which stops defendants from profiting off victims they've killed or injured, doesn't apply to Harris-moore.
"I'm not aware of any allegations of anybody killed or bodily injured by anything that Colton has done," said Lewis.
But is Kohler in criminal jeopardy for communicating with her son before his arrest in the Bahamas? Lewis claims Kohler's contact with her son on the run doesn't constitute aiding and abetting.
"My understanding is that he never ever told her where he was, and he wouldn't talk about that. She did not call him, and didn't know how to reach him, where to reach him or when to reach him," he said.
Lewis says as of Wednesday night, Kohler still hadn't heard yet heard from the teen, but Lewis has been in constant communication with John Henry Browne, the teen's new criminal attorney.
And Lewis, who handles defamation cases, is starting to investigate some of the negative comments made about Harris-Moore's family.
Colton Harris-Moore has also captured the attention of reporters, movie makers and writers all over the world, from Russia to South America.
So many people are clamoring for a piece of the so-called Barefoot Bandit's tale that a Seattle lawyer is sifting through the deluge of requests.
Attorney Yale Lewis has represented some big names in entertainment, including Courtney Love, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Holly's widow, glass artist Dale Chihuly and Delilah, the radio host.
And now he's reached an agreement with Pam Kohler, the mother of Harris-Moore, who has been besieged with requests to sell and tell the famous fugitive's story.
"There is a lot of interest in this story, and she felt overwhelmed," said Lewis.
Lewis won't say how the woman living in a trailer at the end of this dusty driveway can afford his legal services.
"That's between me and her," he said.
But he added there's no law stopping the mother of the infamous teen from selling life story rights for movies, books, TV shows or magazines.
"The fact that a teenager taught himself to fly without any lessons or having been in a simulator is an extraordinary story," said Lewis.
Top that with two years of living in woods and eluding the law, and the proposals are piling up.
"There are lots of inquiries attempting to sort through, but nothing is set. Nothing is set," the attorney said.
Lewis claims the son-of-Sam law, which stops defendants from profiting off victims they've killed or injured, doesn't apply to Harris-moore.
"I'm not aware of any allegations of anybody killed or bodily injured by anything that Colton has done," said Lewis.
But is Kohler in criminal jeopardy for communicating with her son before his arrest in the Bahamas? Lewis claims Kohler's contact with her son on the run doesn't constitute aiding and abetting.
"My understanding is that he never ever told her where he was, and he wouldn't talk about that. She did not call him, and didn't know how to reach him, where to reach him or when to reach him," he said.
Lewis says as of Wednesday night, Kohler still hadn't heard yet heard from the teen, but Lewis has been in constant communication with John Henry Browne, the teen's new criminal attorney.
And Lewis, who handles defamation cases, is starting to investigate some of the negative comments made about Harris-Moore's family.
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