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06-05-08, - 09:07 AM
By ARTESIA DAVIS, Guardian Senior Reporter, artesia@nasguard.com
Pilot Jimmy Johnson denied stealing a charter plane when he appeared before Magistrate Carolita Bethel yesterday.
Johnson, 29, was deported from Jamaica last Friday after paying a fine for illegal landing.
According to Jamaican press reports, police found the twin-engine plane that belongs to Glen Pratt at an abandoned airstrip in Gimme-Mi-Bit on April 22.
Johnson admitted that he piloted the plane, but Pratt reported the plane stolen when it vanished from an airport in San Andros.
According to published reports, Bahamian authorities were shocked to learn that the plane had left their airspace without their knowledge.
Magistrate Bethel revoked Johnson's $100,000 bail during a court appearance earlier this week. Johnson, who is on trial in connection with a 1,275-pound marijuana seizure in Andros, was not supposed to leave the country without first getting permission from the court. Johnson has another pending drug case that involves the seizure of 875 pounds of marijuana.
Pilot Jimmy Johnson denied stealing a charter plane when he appeared before Magistrate Carolita Bethel yesterday.
Johnson, 29, was deported from Jamaica last Friday after paying a fine for illegal landing.
According to Jamaican press reports, police found the twin-engine plane that belongs to Glen Pratt at an abandoned airstrip in Gimme-Mi-Bit on April 22.
Johnson admitted that he piloted the plane, but Pratt reported the plane stolen when it vanished from an airport in San Andros.
According to published reports, Bahamian authorities were shocked to learn that the plane had left their airspace without their knowledge.
Magistrate Bethel revoked Johnson's $100,000 bail during a court appearance earlier this week. Johnson, who is on trial in connection with a 1,275-pound marijuana seizure in Andros, was not supposed to leave the country without first getting permission from the court. Johnson has another pending drug case that involves the seizure of 875 pounds of marijuana.