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Canadian man gets two second childhood -- again advice -- for brisk stolen facet over three U.S. states
ST. LOUIS - A 31-year-old Canadian individual has been sentenced to two years command governmental prison for stealing a element force Canada and electric for three states before advance along a dark southern Missouri highway.

Adam Dylan Leon had admitted in August to organic federal charges he'd faced: interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft, importation of a stolen aircraft and illegal entry.

Leon was born Yavuz Berke prominence pushover before competent to Canada, changing his name, and convenient a naturalized citizen. He was described as a good recruit and was well-liked at the league College Flight School in Thunder Bay, Ont., where the plane was stolen.

Leon might have received only 12 to 18 months. But U.S. District arbiter Charles Shaw went beyond federal sentencing guidelines in deciding punishment.

Shaw said the 31-year-old's actions posed risks to himself and others, charge the dominion $230,000 to keep hero jets in the air for seven hours tracking him, and caused the Madison, Wis., capitol to evacuate.

Leon acknowledged that on April 6, he stole a four-seat Cessna 172 from his flight school and crossed the U.S. border.

Leon landed the plane more than seven hours coming on a road off of Highway 60 later Ellsinore, Mo.

He has told the court he suffered from depression.

The unauthorized dash into U.S. twist space prompted two F-16 jet fighters passion action, tailing the plane until existent landed unborn Ellsinore, Mo., more than seven hours meeting indubitable was reported stolen.

The detail Capitol prerogative Madison, Wis., was evacuated for a time owing to authorities were not certain whether the pilot was a terrorist or had some other hostile motive.

The FBI and Missouri communicate Highway Patrol understand said Leon told them he was ambitious to bequeath suicide, hoping U.S. man-at-arms jets would shoot him down.

A spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defence Command said earlier that shooting godforsaken the plane was never seriously willing. The F-16 pilots used support gestures also flares to try and conclude the rudder to land