A person who allegedly tried to steal an airplane from the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport in October has been arrested.
Deputies from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Workplace arrested 29-year-old Augustin Ortiz on Jan. 12 for allegedly making an attempt to steal a non-public airplane from the airport.
About 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 13, 2024, a mechanic was engaged on a airplane with the engine working. Ortiz allegedly opened the plane’s door. The mechanic kicked the person away and instructed him to go away, however Ortiz allegedly ran towards a hangar with non-public airplanes, in accordance with the Sheriff’s Workplace.
He acquired right into a airplane and turned on the ignition and several other lights. The mechanic yelled at him to get out and Ortiz acquired out and ran towards a wooded space, sheriff’s officers stated.
FILE: A person Sonoma County Sheriff’s deputies imagine to be Augustin Ortiz, 29, seems in a handout photograph taken Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, at Sonoma County Airport. Authorities suspect Ortiz within the unsuccessful tried theft of a non-public plane. (Sonoma County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Deputies looked for Ortiz utilizing a drone, a police canine and a California Freeway Patrol helicopter, however didn’t discover him.
Deputies stated Ortiz appeared to enter the airport by means of a niche in fencing associated to a development venture. Neighborhood suggestions helped investigators establish Ortiz, prompting authorities to acquire a warrant for his arrest.
Ortiz was arrested on suspicion of taking an plane with out consent, trespassing and trespassing in an airport’s posted space. He was later launched on his personal recognizance.
