Shiver me timbers! A deep-sea treasure hunter who pleaded guilty to contempt of court after spending years as a fugitive will have to testify before his sentencing about gold he discovered in a historic shipwreck.
Tommy Thompson went missing three years ago amid demands that he appear in court. He and his longtime companion, Alison Antekeier, were apprehended in January at a hotel where he was living near Boca Raton, Florida.
Thompson awaits sentencing in October 2015 after pleading guilty earlier this year to a criminal contempt charge for refusing to testify about the gold he found.
Federal judge Algenon Marbley has rescheduled sentencing for Oct. 29 for the 63-year-old Thompson.
During the week before the hearing, Thompson will have to answer questions in a closed court session about the location of the gold and other assets sought by his investors.
Thompson faces two years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000.
The Associated Press contributed to this article