SEATTLE (AP) _ Lawyers for the Washington state teen known as
the ``Barefoot Bandit'' are downplaying his status as a folk hero,
with more than 90,000 followers on a Facebook fan page.

Colton Harris-Moore made a brief court appearance in Seattle
Thursday and opted not to seek bail. He's accused in a two-year
string of thefts from Washington to the Caribbean.

His attorney, John Henry Browne, said after the hearing that
Harris-Moore, ``wants kids and everybody to understand that what he
did was not fun.''

Prosecutor Jenny Durkan also says, ``Nothing should be
glorified,'' adding, ``There's nothing entertaining about these
charges.''

Browne said he did not contest Harris-Moore's detention because
pending charges elsewhere would ``start a traveling road show.''

Harris-Moore is being investigated for crimes in nine states,
including Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming and Washington.


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