Guest Yahoo! News Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 [attach=full]20480[/attach]A Florida man who caused a major security scare after landing a small helicopter on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol was charged with two criminal offenses on Thursday and then released pending trial. Douglas Mark Hughes, 61, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, faces up to four years in prison on charges of unlawfully operating an unregistered aircraft and violating national defense airspace. Hughes was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after he flew his "gyro copter" over Washington and landed on the Capitol grounds. Aircraft are banned from flying in the area of the Capitol and the White House without permission. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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