Adam Dylan Leon Press Release (Complaint)

April 7, 2009
For Immediate Release

CANADIAN MAN CHARGED WITH INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF A STOLEN PLANE

St. Louis, MO: Adam Dylan Leon was charged in a federal complaint with transportation of stolen property and illegal entry for flying a stolen Cessna 172 aircraft into the United States from Canada, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced today.

According to the affidavit filed with the federal complaint:

Yesterday afternoon, April 6, 2009, a Cessna 172 took off from an airport in the area of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada without approval from air traffic control and without radio contact. The plane was owned by Confederation College, a flight training school, in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police later determined that the plane was stolen by Adam Leon, a student at Confederation College, and that he did not have authorization to fly the plane.

Due to the unknown nature of the flight and Leon’s lack of radio communication, appropriate authorities were notified of the plane’s location and direction of travel for public safety. United States Department of Defense aircraft intercepted the Cessna 172 after it entered United States airspace. Attempts to communicate with Leon were unsuccessful. Leon landed the plane on a road off of Highway 60 near Ellsinore, Missouri. He was arrested by the Missouri Highway Patrol at a local grocery store in Ellsinore.

YAVUZ BURKE, a/k/a ADAM DYLAN LEON, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, was charged in a federal complaint with a violation of Title 18, USC, Section 2312, interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft; and Title 8, USC, 1325(a)(1), illegal entry into the United States.

Interstate transportation of stolen property carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison. Illegally entering the United States carries a penalty of six months in prison.

The charges set forth in a complaint are merely accusations, and each defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI CATHERINE L. HANAWAY United States Attorney	NEWS RELEASE
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April 7, 2009 For Immediate Release CANADIAN MAN CHARGED WITH INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF A STOLEN PLANE St. Louis, MO: Adam Dylan Leon was charged in a federal complaint with transportation of stolen property and illegal entry for flying a stolen Cessna 172 aircraft into the United States from Canada, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced today. According to the affidavit filed with the federal complaint: Yesterday afternoon, April 6, 2009, a Cessna 172 took off from an airport in the area of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada without approval from air traffic control and without radio contact. The plane was owned by Confederation College, a flight training school, in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police later determined that the plane was stolen by Adam Leon, a student at Confederation College, and that he did not have authorization to fly the plane. Due to the unknown nature of the flight and Leon’s lack of radio communication, appropriate authorities were notified of the plane’s location and direction of travel for public safety. United States Department of Defense aircraft intercepted the Cessna 172 after it entered United States airspace. Attempts to communicate with Leon were unsuccessful. Leon landed the plane on a road off of Highway 60 near Ellsinore, Missouri. He was arrested by the Missouri Highway Patrol at a local grocery store in Ellsinore. YAVUZ BURKE, a/k/a ADAM DYLAN LEON, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, was charged in a federal complaint with a violation of Title 18, USC, Section 2312, interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft; and Title 8, USC, 1325(a)(1), illegal entry into the United States. Interstate transportation of stolen property carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison. Illegally entering the United States carries a penalty of six months in prison. The charges set forth in a complaint are merely accusations, and each defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.