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Man Who Landed Gyrocopter At US Capitol Rejects Plea Deal
Source: CBS/AP
Man Who Landed Gyrocopter At US Capitol Rejects Plea Deal
June 22, 2015 10:07 AM
WASHINGTON (CBSMiami/AP) – The Florida man who flew a gyrocopter onto the lawn of the U.S. Capitol said Monday that he’s rejected a plea offer in a case that would have involved several years in prison.
Douglas Hughes is scheduled to appear later Monday in federal court in Washington for a status hearing in the case. He said, during a brief telephone interview ahead of the hearing, that he rejected an offer that included significant jail time because it didn’t seem just for an act of civil disobedience in which no one got hurt. Hughes has said his April 15 flight in the bare-bones aircraft was intended to call attention to the influence of big money in politics. Hughes says it’s now more likely that his case will go to trial.
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June 22, 2015 10:07 AM
WASHINGTON (CBSMiami/AP) – The Florida man who flew a gyrocopter onto the lawn of the U.S. Capitol said Monday that he’s rejected a plea offer in a case that would have involved several years in prison.
Douglas Hughes is scheduled to appear later Monday in federal court in Washington for a status hearing in the case. He said, during a brief telephone interview ahead of the hearing, that he rejected an offer that included significant jail time because it didn’t seem just for an act of civil disobedience in which no one got hurt. Hughes has said his April 15 flight in the bare-bones aircraft was intended to call attention to the influence of big money in politics. Hughes says it’s now more likely that his case will go to trial.
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Read more: http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/06/22/man-who-landed-gyrocopter-at-us-capitol-rejects-plea-deal/
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