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Florida man stole a car, crashed into Coast Guard plane
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Clearwater, Florida — According to investigators, a man from Florida crashed a stolen car through an airport fence and got into Coast Guard airplane’s cockpit before he was arrested.
A 36-year-old Herrera Hamilton Moreno was identified by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. He was booked in jail on Saturday with a bond set at $24,150. Jail records did not list an attorney for Moreno.
Deputies at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport began pursuing a vehicle driving near parked commercial airliners, according to the sheriff’s department. It had crashed through the airport fence to gain access. The chase continued as the vehicle headed toward the airport’s Coast Guard station. The sheriff’s office said the suspect identified as Hamilton Moreno got out on foot, went into a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft, and made it to the cockpit, where he was arrested.
The vehicle had previously been reported stolen in Tampa.
Hamilton Moreno faces a variety of charges, including grand theft auto, fleeing and eluding, burglary, and criminal mischief. He may also face federal charges, according to the sheriff’s news release.
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