least two stolen air planes, including the one he allegedly flew to the bahamas. he is believed to have taught himself to fly from watching video games. his mom tells cnn affiliate kiro if he did i m quite proud. because i was gonna get him flying lessons and if he taught himself how to fly a plane, i ll very proud. reporter: barefoot bandit became an internet cult here row, scooping up more that 60,000 facebook followers. websites sell t-shirts that read run, cotton, run. on youtube, fans idolized him in songs. back home in washington, local scratched their heads. like incredible he spent all that time sneaking around and nobody could catch him. reporter: it is pretty hard not compare him to the true-life character in the movie catch me if you can. james bond of the sky. reporter: no comment from his mother sunday. outside her home, this message