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Man Detained by Police After Landing Gyrocopter on Capitol Lawn

Police arrested a man who landed a gyrocopter on the West Lawn of the Capitol on April 15. Douglas Hughes, a 61-year-old mailman from Hillsborough County in Florida, planned the flight in advance, posting on democracyclub.org that he wanted to “restore democracy,” and called for every 2016 congressional candidate to “stand up to corruption.” Credit: Instagram/mymarch