Fox has acquired the story rights to Colton Harris-Moore, aka the Barefoot Bandit, who notoriously committed crimes of theft with out his shoes on!   According to Fox News, Harris-Moore has sold his rights to the movie house to the tune of $1.3 million, roughly, with all of the profits from the Bandit flick going to his victims.

To refresh your memory – the twenty year old Moore led authorities on a whirlwind traipse through the United States, Canada and Bahamas, after stealing boats, cars, and more.  At one crime scene, the Barefoot Bandit left only traces of his feet outlined in chalk.  With a ten year sentence over his head, and his trial scheduled for this October, the Barefoot Bandit made a statement to the media regarding his Fox movie deal:

“It was my idea — before the government knew about it,” he wrote in a statement. “I learned that the ‘Son of Sam’ laws [which prevent convicted criminals from profiting from their stories] do not apply in my case because none of my crimes involved violence.  Getting money to my victims is the least I can do, and because of my situation it is probably the best I can do.”

Apologetically, Colton Harris-Moore, who has pleaded guilty seven federal charges, also shared that he is now “humbled to know I can now help the people I hurt, at least for the financial damage I caused them. I have absolutely zero interest in profiting from any of this and I won’t make a dime off it. It all goes to restitution.”