Student Pilot Pleads Guilty to Stealing Plane From Perry Airport, Flying to Carolinas

Student pilot pleads guilty to stealing plane from Perry airport, flying to Carolinas

Student pilot Rufus Crane flew a stolen plane from Perry-Houston County Airport to North Carolina and may face a 10-year sentence. Sentencing is set for Sept. 17, 2025.

Man who crashed stolen plane in NJ learns sentence; faces other charges in Ocean County

A man who plead guilty to stealing a plane that he ultimately crash landed in Atlantic County and then attempted to break into a building while stranded there learned his sentence on Friday. The initial incident occurred in August of last year, when New Jersey State Police had a bizarre encounter with a barefoot 43-year-old Robert Wagner, which led to authorities finding the stolen plane in a field in Corbin City. In newly released bodycam video…

Stolen aircraft could land student pilot in prison for a decade

ATLANTA – A student pilot has pleaded guilty in federal court in Macon to stealing a private plane from an airport in Perry and flying it to North Carolina and back.

Student Pilot Faces Decade in Prison for Stealing Plane From Georgia Hangar, Reckless Interstate Flights

A student pilot who admitted to stealing a private plane from a hangar in Perry, Georgia, and flying it to North Carolina and back, including a dangerous flight through fog requiring specialized instrument training he lacked, is now facing up to ten years in federal prison. Rufus Crane, 27, of Coconut Creek, Florida, pleaded guilty on June 11, 2025, to one count of interstate transportation of stolen aircraft. U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell …

Stolen aircraft could land GA student pilot in prison for a decade

A student pilot has pleaded guilty in federal court in Macon to stealing a private plane from an airport in Perry and flying it to North Carolina and back. Rufus Crane, 27, of Coconut Creek, Fla., faces up to 10 years in prison on one count of interstate transportation of stolen aircraft. He also could receive up to three years of supervised release following his prison term and a maximum fine of $250,000. According to court documents and testim…