Overview
- Bryan J. Parker, 58, drove a blue Ford Mustang through a locked gate Wednesday afternoon and onto an active taxiway at Daytona Beach International Airport, nearly hitting a taxiing Embry‑Riddle training plane.
- After failing to open the door of a running aircraft, he briefly entered unoccupied training planes before an airport operations technician and Embry‑Riddle security restrained him.
- Body‑camera video released Thursday shows Parker telling deputies he had been drinking and using cocaine and marijuana and that he did not remember the breach.
- Deputies booked Parker on state counts that include attempted aircraft piracy, burglary, felony trespass, indecent exposure, criminal mischief, and DUI‑related charges.
- An FBI affidavit unsealed Friday details federal charges for destroying airport facilities and entering secured areas without clearance, as officials report no injuries, continued operations, and a temporary fence replacing the damaged gate.