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Last updated 5:52 pm CT November 20, 2009.
Man Sentenced for Stealing Plane
to two years in federal prison for stealing a plane in Canada and
flying over three states before landing along a dark southern Missouri highway.
Adam Dylan Leon had admitted in August to all federal charges
he'd faced: interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft,
importation of a stolen aircraft and illegal entry.
Leon was born Yavuz Berke in Turkey before moving to Canada,
changing his name, and becoming a naturalized citizen.
He admitted that on April 6, he stole a four-seat Cessna 172 from his Thunder Bay, Ontario, flight school and crossed the U.S. border.
Leon landed the plane more than seven hours later on a road off of
Highway 60 near Ellsinore, Mo.
He has told the court he suffered from depression.
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