Two teenage boys – one 14 and the other 15 years of age – neither of whom were pilots, were arrested in Utah on Thursday, after stealing a light-sport airplane for a joyride. According to a release from the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, the boys had left a group home on the Wasatch Front earlier in the week, and travelled to eastern Utah, where they stayed with friends in the Jensen area. On Thanksgiving morning, they stole a tractor and drove it to an airstrip in Jensen where they commandeered the light sport airplane.
Teens Steal Light Sport Aircraft in Utah
Key Takeaways:
- Two teenage boys (14 and 15), neither of whom were pilots, were arrested in Utah after stealing a light-sport airplane for a joyride.
- The boys had left a group home, stole a tractor to access an airstrip, and then commandeered the plane, which they flew low along US-40 before landing at an airport in Vernal.
- They were apprehended at the Vernal airport and are currently being held at the Split Mountain Youth Detention Center.
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