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Toilet Paper Prank by Pilot Leads to Criminal Charges

By Lependorf & Silverstein

Recently, a prank by a New Jersey resident led to charges of violating aviation codes, according to BostonHerald.com. The 60-year-old man from Westwood, who has a pilot?s license, was scheduled to fly over a Saturday night high school football game. Red and white streamers were supposed to be dropped on the field. The man decided to practice the flight on Wednesday evening using toilet paper in the place of streamers. He dropped wet toilet paper on the field while soccer players were playing on it. The school reported to the authorities that a plane was dropping unknown objects onto the field. When they arrive, police secured the area and called in hazardous materials teams, as well as police investigators, fearing the incident was terrorism-related...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on November 01, 2010 (boomark / email).