Sunday, 4 March 2012

US to seek indictment in stolen plane case

Federal prosecutors will seek a grand jury indictment against the man accused of stealing a plane in Canada and landing more than seven hours later along a Missouri highway, and they want him jailed until his case is resolved.

Adam Dylan Leon, 31, faces two federal charges for allegedly stealing a single-engine Cessna 172 on Monday from his Ontario flight school, flying erratically over seven states while being tailed by F-16s, then landing along a desolate southern Missouri highway near the town of Ellsinore.

In court filings, Assistant U.S. Attorney D. John Sauer said Leon should remain jailed because he's a risk to the community and a risk to flee. A …

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