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Man Sentenced for Stealing Plane, Flying Over WisconsinST. LOUIS (AP) -- A 31-year-old Canadian man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing a plane in Canada and flying over three states before landing along a dark southern Missouri highway. Adam Dylan Leon had admitted in August to the charges he'd faced: interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft, importation of a stolen aircraft and illegal entry. Leon was born Yavuz Berke in Turkey before moving to Canada, changing his name, and becoming a naturalized citizen. He admitted that on April 6, he stole a four-seat Cessna 172 from his Thunder Bay, Ontario, flight school and crossed the U.S. border. Leon landed the plane more than seven hours later on a road off of Highway 60 near Ellsinore, Mo. He told the court he suffered from depression. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) |
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