{"id":237699,"date":"2026-04-19T08:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/237699\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:54:13","slug":"man-accused-of-driving-through-gate-at-florida-airport-indicted-on-federal-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/237699\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of driving through gate at Florida airport indicted on federal charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Video Above: Man drives through gate at Florida airport, tries to board multiple planes<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 A federal grand jury has indicted the man accused of driving through a gate at Daytona Beach International Airport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Middle District of Florida, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/man-drives-gate-florida-airport-005257451.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bryan Parker, 58,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bryan Parker, 58,&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Parker, 58, <\/a>crashed his Ford Mustang through a closed gate into a restricted area at the airport on March 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Once inside, authorities say Parker drove towards one of the runways, got out of his car, ran around the area, urinated on the taxiway, and chased after taxiing aircraft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Authorities also said Parker climbed into several empty planes and attempted to enter the cabin of a running aircraft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Volusia County deputies said Parker was highly intoxicated, and that they found his car destroyed and lying on the ground when they arrived at the gate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI went to an AA meeting, and next thing I know, I\u2019m doing cocaine, drinking and smoking pot,\u201d Parker said while deputies questioned him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The DOJ has charged him with damaging, destroying, or disabling airport facilities and entering an aircraft or airport area in violation of security requirements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He faces a maximum sentence of 30\u00a0years in federal prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WFLA.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WFLA.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WFLA. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Video Above: Man drives through gate at Florida airport, tries to board multiple planes ORLANDO, Fla. 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