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Man Drives Onto Runway, Climbs Into Aircraft at Illinois Airport

Man Drives Onto Runway, Climbs Into Aircraft at Illinois Airport

BY JOE GVORA Published on August 25, 2024 0 COMMENTS

 



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Photo: Campbell Airport (C81) I Source: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/freeware-campbell-airport-c81-illinois-updated-v1-3-0-january-14-2020/272501

 

A man broke into an Illinois airport in which he drove his car on a runway and climbed into a parked aircraft on Tuesday morning, August 20. However, his stay at the airport was cut short as he's now facing multiple charges.

 

Confusion At Campbell

 

The Lake County Sheriff's office responded to reports of a Toyota speeding back and forth across a Campbell Airport runway. The person on the runway was 30-year-old Erik Deanda-Gonzalez of Zion. In a statement from police chief Christopher Covelli, Deanda-Gonzalez later parked the Toyota and entered multiple hangars next to the runway.
 

Police found Deanda-Gonzalez hiding inside a plane that was parked beside a taxiway. Employees of Campbell Airport informed police that Deanda-Gonzalez wasn't an employee and didn't own any of the planes at the airport.

 



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