San Diego Man Pleads Guilty After Illegally Landing Small Plane on Navy Base Twice

Andre Kyle White also stole a truck while on the military base. He could get 10 years in federal prison.

The U.S. flag is lowered to half-staff at Park Semper Fi in San Clemente, Calif., on July 31, 2020. Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP

A San Diego man pleaded guilty in federal court on Sept. 16 to charges of twice landing his small airplane on a U.S. Navy airstrip off Southern California and stealing a Navy truck to ram gates, causing thousands of dollars in damage, prosecutors said.

Andrew Kyle White, 37, pleaded guilty to one felony count of theft of government property in excess of $1,000 and one misdemeanor count of illegal entry into a naval institution by flying onto San Clemente Island.