Bradford Heene is the eldest son of Richard and Mayumi Heene of Fort Collins, Colorado. In October of 2009, the 10-year-old Heene's youngest brother Falcon became widely known as "Balloon Boy" after it was thought he'd crawled into an experimental balloon and sailed off over the skies of Colorado. After extensive live media coverage of the wayward helium balloon and a subsequent exhaustive search, Falcon Heene was found safe in the family's garage.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/18/colorado.balloon.investigation/index.html

In the days that followed, it was revealed that the entire incident was a hoax allegedly orchestrated by the Heenes as part of a publicity stunt. Charges were expected to be filed against Richard and Mayumi Heene.http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iC6jwbmzuVUF4YLJVJo5CPNtOLxQD9BE90IO3