A Central Florida man was indicted for unlawfully entering a Daytona Beach International Airport secure area and damaging the facilities.
A federal grand jury recently returned an indictment charging 58-year-old Bryan John Parker, of Holly Hill, with damaging, destroying, or disabling airport facilities and entering an aircraft or airport area in violation of security requirements.
According to the indictment and criminal complaint, on March 25, 2026, Parker crashed his Ford Mustang through a closed gate into a restricted area at Daytona Beach International Airport. Once inside, Parker drove towards one of the runways and exited his car. He proceeded to run around on foot, urinate on the taxiway, and chase after taxiing aircraft. After climbing into several empty planes and attempting to enter the cabin of a running aircraft, Parker was apprehended by security personnel.
According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s office, witnesses reported Parker’s Mustang entered the taxiway and nearly struck an Embry-Riddle plane that was taxiing. Parker then got out of Mustang and tried to enter the occupied plane, but was unsuccessful. As Parker ran to other aircraft in the area, an airport operations technician chased him down, pulled him out of a plane and sat him on his truck’s tailgate. However, Parker jumped off the tailgate and ran toward another plane before he was once again apprehended and placed in handcuffs.
According to local law enforcement, Parker indicated he was intoxicated on alcohol and drugs and did not remember what led to the incident. At the time, Parker was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail facing charges of: Aircraft Piracy (Attempted), Burglary of a Conveyance, Felony Trespass (Airport), Exposure of Sexual Organs (two counts), Criminal Mischief, DUI Property Damage, Refusal to submit to testing.
If convicted on all counts of the indictment, Bryan John Parker faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
This Central Florida case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Federal Air Marshal Service. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Richard Varadan.
