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Posted on 04/27/2005 11:22:53 PM PDT by kingattax
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Air traffic at Des Moines International Airport was temporarily halted when a disoriented 70-year-old man drove in through an exit gate and led security on a chase onto an active taxiway.
Duane Edwards Sheets drove through an open gate at the adjacent Iowa Air National Guard base Tuesday, nearly striking a guard who tried to stop him, said Col. Greg Schwab, commander of the 132nd Air Fighter Wing.
Airport security and police took over the chase after Sheets crossed onto airport property, where he drove along service roads, hit a fence and was chased onto an active taxiway, officials said.
"They kept him off the main runway, but he was on the taxiway. That was probably the most dangerous part of it," Des Moines Police Capt. Richard Singleton said.
No planes were allowed to take off or land for about 15 minutes, airport spokesman Roy Criss said.
Sheets told authorities he was looking for a friend, whom police said may have been dead for several years.
Sheets faces state charges of criminal trespassing, aggravated assault and resisting officers. Federal authorities also planned to file charges, Singleton said.
sounds like somebody needs a neurology workup.
...or a pilot's license
Yep.
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| Posted by pitinkie On News/Activism 04/27/2005 5:22:11 PM CDT · 21 replies · 347+ views Associated Press ^ | 04/27/2005 | Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Air traffic at Des Moines International Airport was temporarily halted when a disoriented 70-year-old man drove in through an exit gate and led security on a chase onto an active taxiway. Duane Edwards Sheets drove through an open gate at the adjacent Iowa Air National Guard base Tuesday, nearly striking a guard who tried to stop him, said Col. Greg Schwab, commander of the 132nd Air Fighter Wing. Airport security and police took over the chase after Sheets crossed onto airport property, where he drove along service roads, hit a fence and was chased onto... |
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They will probably permanently revoke his landing rights at Des Moines International.
I'd love to have heard them explain THAT to the pilots stacked up...
"All aircraft, Des Moines Approach--be advised the active is closed due to a disoriented motorist on the taxiway"
LOL
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"Sheets told authorities he was looking for a friend, whom police said may have been dead for several years."
I'd say he's dang lucky he didn't meet up with him Tuesday...
No kidding. I hope he didn't run over all those $55 dollar blue lights... and that he's OK.
LOLLOFLHHO
little ole lady laying on the floor laughing her hiney off
thanks - I needed that laugh - time for bed now
Could it be that the airport is where he buried his friend years ago?
Good night. :-)
Yeah--poor fella...
Still, he has a helluva story to tell!
It could be that he's a disoriented 70 year old man. Of course, you could stop by Chicago and take Mayor Daley along with you to tear up the Des Moines airport to check out your theory....I understand he's good at that; especially after dark.
I wonder if that Air Force Security Guard should have taken out the vehicle after the driver failed to stop after the first "HALT" ?
what would you have done ?
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"Airport security and police took over the chase after Sheets crossed onto airport property, where he drove along service roads, hit a fence and was chased onto an active taxiway, officials said."
It's one thing to be "disoriented" but to blow by a guard and hit a fence and keep on going? I think using the term "disoriented" was putting it nicely but hardly accurate.
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