Restricted to home detention and that he only return to the District Of Columbia for Court Appearances or to meet with his lawyers. His lawyer said that he has an expired passport. The judge wanted it to be surrendered. The next Court Appearance will be be the preliminary hearing here at the u. S. District courthouse on friday, may 8th. Reporting from the federal courthouse, chris gordon news4. I want to know all the facts before i reach an assessment of what can and should be done about giro koptors in the future. This individual apparently literally flew in under the radar literally. Thats Homeland Security secretary jeh johnson today. He said when he heard about what happened he was confused because he didnt know what a giro koptor was. He also said while security has to stay one step ahead of incidents like this, people should not overreact. Taking a closer look at the path hughes took, he left Gettysburg Regional Airport and flew to washington passing through several restricted fl
You how hes being portrayed. The question that arises is how did he violate air space in lets go to news4s pat collins with that part of the story. Reporter chris we spend bundles an bundles of money protecting the security of our city. And its hard to believe that Something Like this could happen, that a man on a flying bicycle could buzz into our town and land, undetected on the capitol lawn. How much do you think we spent on Homeland Security a year . 100 billion . 50 billion. 20 million. Im probably lowballing. Reporter we have a lot invested in protecting the air space over the nations capitol. Missile sites strategically located around the city. Fighter planes at the ready, poised to intercept airborne intruders, special orange helicopters that circle the city with warning Message Boards to tell stray aircraft to turn back. Yet, with all of this, yesterday 61yearold man on what he described as a flying bicycle penetrates the restricted air space of our city and lands smackdab on
Financing and government corruption. His dramatic demonstration prompt a torrent of tweets, critical and supportive. This one says doug hughes is my personal hero. Fantastic display of civil disobedience. Bravo. I was here to see it. There was this ominous message. Doug hughes may have unknowingly revealed one of the biggest Security Breaches in washington, d. C. , since edward snowden. Now, his will be restricted to his home in tampa, florida, allowed to return to the District Of Columbia only for his court proceedings. His next hearing his preliminary hearing scheduled for may 8th the latest live at the u. S. District courthouse. Back to you. Chris gordon thank you. That stunt is raising kes about how pilot doug hughes flied from gettysburg in pennsylvania, pass through several restricted flight zones and then land on the west lawn of the capitol. Our Team Coverage continues now with steve handelsman, who is live on capitol hill. Hi, steve. Reporter hi, doreen. Because of those many
Florida. The flight is raising major questions about the security of airspace above the district. News4s pat collins has some mixed reaction from capitol hill. This was a breach of security of the capitol that could potentially have been very serious. And we need to understand why he was able to kind of get on to the Capitol Grounds in an aircraft with nobody stopping him. Reporter it was something youd never expect to see. Certainly not after 9 11. A 61yearold man piloting what he described as a flying bicycle, buzzing into our city and landing the contraption undetected on the lawn of the capitol. It has people in our city shaking their heads. If he can do it whats stopping someone else who has bad intentions . Reporter norad said they didnt know the flying lawn chair was there until, well, after it was there. On the hill congresswoman Eleanor Holmesnorton says shes concerned about overreaction by security officials. This is the peoples house and senate and it is where they come. We
Florida. The flight is raising major questions about the security of airspace above the district. News4s pat collins has some mixed reaction from capitol hill. This was a breach of security of the capitol that could potentially have been very serious. And we need to understand why he was able to kind of get on to the Capitol Grounds in an aircraft with nobody stopping him. Reporter it was something youd never expect to see. Certainly not after 9 11. A 61yearold man piloting what he described as a flying bicycle, buzzing into our city and landing the contraption undetected on the lawn of the capitol. It has people in our city shaking their heads. If he can do it whats stopping someone else who has bad intentions . Reporter norad said they didnt know the flying lawn chair was there until, well, after it was there. On the hill congresswoman Eleanor Holmesnorton says shes concerned about overreaction by security officials. This is the peoples house and senate and it is where they come. We