Jolie Rouge
06-20-2007, 04:17 PM
Homeowner Arrested on Drug Charges After Plane Crashes in Backyard
June 20, 2007 05:30 PM CDT
The woman who lives in a Baton Rouge home where a small plane crashed into the backyard Wednesday morning, has been arrested on drug charges. Police say they found five marijuana plants growing in the woman's yard, about 15 feet from where the plane went down.
53-year-old Betty McManus was arrested on charges of cultivation of marijuana, Baton Rouge police said. Before her arrest, McManus told WAFB 9NEWS, she couldn't believe the news when someone called to tell her about the crash. "I thought it was a joke," McManus said. "It was a shock."
The pilot of the single-engine Cessna, who was traveling alone, was not seriously injured in the crash. Initial reports indicate the pilot, Robin Tendolkar, had low fuel on approach to Baton Rouge Metro airport, where he was attempting to land, according to airport officials.
Donald Ray Henry, who pulled the pilot from the plane after the crash, says he heard the plane sputtering several houses away from where it went down. The NTSB and FAA are investigating the incident.
http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=6685391
June 20, 2007 05:30 PM CDT
The woman who lives in a Baton Rouge home where a small plane crashed into the backyard Wednesday morning, has been arrested on drug charges. Police say they found five marijuana plants growing in the woman's yard, about 15 feet from where the plane went down.
53-year-old Betty McManus was arrested on charges of cultivation of marijuana, Baton Rouge police said. Before her arrest, McManus told WAFB 9NEWS, she couldn't believe the news when someone called to tell her about the crash. "I thought it was a joke," McManus said. "It was a shock."
The pilot of the single-engine Cessna, who was traveling alone, was not seriously injured in the crash. Initial reports indicate the pilot, Robin Tendolkar, had low fuel on approach to Baton Rouge Metro airport, where he was attempting to land, according to airport officials.
Donald Ray Henry, who pulled the pilot from the plane after the crash, says he heard the plane sputtering several houses away from where it went down. The NTSB and FAA are investigating the incident.
http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=6685391