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October 2, 2007

Seekonk man arrested after landing at Cape air base

BOURNE, Mass. -- State police have arrested a Seekonk man who made an unauthorized landing of a small plane on a military runway at Otis Air Force Base.

State police say 26-year-old Brian Dedrick landed a single-engine Cessna 172 Skyhawk early yesterday afternoon and was detained by officials at the base.

Clifford McDonald, a spokesman for the 102nd Fighter Wing, tells The Standard-Times of New Bedford that Dedrick told security officers he landed because he was lost and low on fuel. McDonald said they called police after the questioning "deteriorated."

Dedrick was arrested on charges of trespassing, disorderly conduct, and two counts of possessing a dangerous weapon, double-edged knives. Dedrick was being held at the state police barracks in Bourne.

A telephone message at a listing for Dedrick wasn't immediately returned.

McDonald said that civilians make unauthorized landings at the base a few times a year, usually because of mechanical problems.

-- The Associated Press

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