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Balloon boy father apologizes, chokes back tears (AP)

Richard (R) and Mayumi Heene arrive at Larimer County district court for their sentencing hearing in Fort Collins, Colorado December 23, 2009. The parents of a Colorado boy thought to have floated away in a homemade helium balloon are being sentenced on criminal charges of staging the incident in a publicity-seeking hoax. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY CRIME LAW)AP - The man who carried out the balloon boy hoax says he’s sorry, especially to the rescue workers who chased down false reports that his 6-year-old son had floated away.

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