A former student pilot was sentenced to more than a year in a federal prison on September 17, after flying a stolen airplane from Perry-Houston County Airport in Perry, Georgia. The former student pilot flew the aircraft, a Beechcraft Bonanza A-36, across multiple states.

Rufus Crane pleaded guilty in June to one count of interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft, which could have carried up to a 10 year sentence and a maximum fine of $250,000. Cane’s sentencing will ultimately see him face three years of supervised release after he serves his one year and one day prison sentence.

In addition to the prison sentence, Crane was ordered to pay $875 in restitution to the Perry-Houston County Airport, The Macon Telegraph reported.

Prosecutors said Crane took the aircraft from the Perry

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