Federal charges: Palmer man who almost caused midair collision said he was 'free citizen' who didn't need pilot license, registration

A longtime Palmer pilot told federal inspectors that he is a “free citizen” who doesn’t need a government-issued pilot license or aircraft registration, according to prosecutors who have now filed aviation-related criminal charges against him.

On July 18, William Marsan was arrested in Palmer and jailed on federal charges of operating a plane without a license, operating an unregistered aircraft and operating a plane displaying a false registration mark. Each of the three charges could bring up to three years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential fines if he is found guil...

 

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