Police accuse man of stealing plane, ditching it on California beach

Washington [US], February 15: A man accused of taking a small plane from a [San Francisco] Peninsula airport and then ditching it on a Half Moon Bay beach was arraigned Tuesday on a felony charge of theft of an airplane.
Luiz Gustavo Aires, 50, pleaded not guilty to the charge on Tuesday during a hearing that took an unexpected twist when the man asked to represent himself. A judge denied the request, ruling that the man wasn't qualified to act as his own attorney.
Aires remained held in the San Mateo County jail on $10,000 bail. Aires also faces three misdemeanour charges of possession of identifying information of other persons, after authorities say they allegedly found credit cards and personal information from three other people in his backpack. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune