Man who landed gyrocopter at U.S. Capitol pleads guilty
Source: Reuters
A Florida man who flew a gyrocopter onto the U.S. Capitol grounds to publicize campaign finance reform pleaded guilty on Friday to a reduced charge.
Douglas Hughes, 62, a mail carrier from Ruskin, Florida, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one felony count of operating as an airman without an airman's certificate.
A date for Hughes's sentencing has not been set but his attorney, Mark Goldstone, asked Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to give him probation. He faces a maximum penalty of three years in prison.
Hughes had rejected two plea deals. He had called his April 15 stunt an act of civil disobedience and contended that his case would bring attention to the need for campaign finance reform.
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US | Fri Nov 20, 2015 2:58pm EST Related: U.S., CAMPAIGN FINANCE
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