ORLANDO, Fla. — A Canadian man is being held on $5,100 bond in ******* after driving a *******-towing vehicle across the tarmac at Orlando International Airport.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that ****** identified the man as 27-year-old Richard Hogh. According to an affidavit, Hogh was flying Friday to Chicago and then to Canada.
****** said United Airlines employees removed Hogh from his flight after he sat in a first-class seat that wasn’t his and claimed he was a pilot.
Authorities said Hogh removed his pants before reaching the tarmac, where he climbed onto a luggage tug and told the driver he “had a flight to catch.” When the driver left, ****** said Hogh drove the tug onto a taxiway.
The man who caused the *********** at the airport this morning is Richard Hogh, 29, of Calgary, Canada. Arrested 4 trespass & grand theft pic.twitter.com/1PpjPCLTr2
— Orlando ****** (@OrlandoPolice) December 23, 2016
Hogh faces grand theft and trespassing charges. Orange County jail records don’t show whether he has an attorney.