2009-04-07
08:48:01
The suspected pilot of a small plane stolen from Confederation College's flight school in Thunder Bay is in custody in Missouri.
Highway Patrol Sergeant Marty Elmore says authorities arrested 31-year-old Adam Dylan Leon near Ellsinore in southeastern Missouri. Military officials say the four-seat Cessna plane was stolen from Thunder Bay Monday afternoon. Confederation College vice-president Judy Maundrell says a man was seen climbing a fence at the college's flight centre, and taking off with the plane.
American F-16 fighters intercepted the Cessna, which flew erratically through three American states and prompted the evacuation of the Wisconsin capitol. But the pilot did not respond to radio calls or other signals before landing on a road in Missouri and fleeing.
According to a report out of the U-S, Leon is a former Turkish national who became a Canadian citizen last year.
It's not clear why he took the plane in the first place.
