A 21-year-old amateur Bethel pilot who took two friends on a drunken joy ride in a plane stolen from Danbury Municipal Airport accepted blame in a plea deal calling for one year in prison.
Philippe Patricio of Payne Road, Bethel, pleaded guilty Monday in Westchester County Court during an appearance with his attorney, Ed Camacho.
Camacho said Patricio is glad to have the case resolved — at least the New York part of the case. Patricio is still facing charges in Connecticut in connection with his drunken flying caper.
Patricio has been in prison since his June 22, 2005, arrest for allegedly stealing a small plane from the airport. Two teenage friends were passengers during the ride, which lasted several hours, authorities said.
Patricio, who does not have a pilot's license, is said to have sneaked into the airport with his friends and flew the plane he took before landing at Westchester County Airport, which was closed at the time.
At his March 8 sentencing, Patricio could get up to one year in prison, said Camacho, who plans to ask Judge Rory Bellantoni to sentence Patricio to time served, which means Patricio would finish his term that day.
When his New York sentence is finished, he will remain in custody while he is transported to Danbury Superior Court for an arraignment on the charges he is facing in Connecticut. At that point, a judge will set bail.
If Patricio is able to post the amount, he will be released from custody pending the outcome of the Connecticut case.
So lets see, you break into an airport (exposing the lack of security at the facility) fly around drunk in the dark, could of crashed into a number of houses, and scared the living hell out of everyone in the area. For all of theis, not only is he sentanced for only a year in jail in New York, he'll probably get out on time served and also be able to post his bail in Connecticut and be released pending trial.
If he lucky, he can get this all done before happy-hour.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
