he's back home in Florida and speaking to reporters....TM
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Though the Secret Service had learned of Hughes’ general plan more than a year earlier, federal authorities insisted they had no reason to know he would actually carry it out.

Hughes first came to the Secret Service’s attention in October 2013 after “a concerned citizen” told them “about an individual purporting their desire to land a single manned aircraft on the grounds of the United States Capitol or the White House,” the Secret Service said in a statement last week. Within days, Hughes was interviewed by the Secret Service, which then alerted the U.S. Capitol Police to his plans.

“A complete and thorough investigation was conducted,” the Secret Service said in its statement.

Hughes told the Tampa Bay Times on Friday that he needed to return to home before his house arrest began Monday. He'll wear an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet until a court hearing in Washington, D.C., next month.

“At no point did I feel that it was not a good idea," he told reporters Sunday. "We got bigger problems in this country than fussing."

When asked whether he considered himself a patriot, he replied, "No, I am a mailman."


http://abcnews.go.com/US/gyrocopter-pilo...ory?id=30424211