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Capital Gyrocopter Pilot Rejects Plea Deal

The man arrested for illegally landing a gyrocopter on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington has rejected a plea deal that would have put him in prison for several years. Douglas Hughes said he rejected the offer at a hearing Monday in federal court in Washington. He told The Associated Press he did not think significant jail time was a fair punishment for what he described as an act of civil disobedience in which no one was hurt. Hughes said his case will now likely go to...


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