FBI agents arrested a Los Angeles County man who allegedly stole a plane in Washington and flew it to an airport in Corona.
The agency’s LAX Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested Christian Estoque, 39, for suspicion of operating an unregistered aircraft. Investigators said that Estoque is not a registered pilot.
In the criminal complaint filed on Wednesday, investigators believe Estoque and his girlfriend stole a plane from Auburn Municipal Airport on Jan. 3. Authorities believe the couple tampered with the aircraft’s transponder to conceal their flight path. While they could not determine the exact flight path, investigators said the airplane was spotted at another airport in Kelso, Washington, on Jan. 4…