Tallahassee police: Florida man drove on airport runway after stealing FedEx truck to get home

A Port Richey man is in custody after police say he stole a FedEx truck and drove it onto the runway at the Tallahassee International Airport.

A Tallahassee Police officer looking out the window of the airport noticed the truck driving on the runway at about 1:30 a.m. Monday, according to court records.

The driver, 23-year-old Aaron Lennihan, was arrested on site. He is charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle.

He told TPD officers he was trying to get back home in Pasco County but did not know where he was or how he got to Tallahassee.

He said he found the truck with the keys in it after jumping several fences and was trying to drive out of the airport complex on Capital Circle SW.

Earlier in the night, TPD received a call from his mother that he was under mental duress and could not be located.

The FedEx truck was damaged but the shipping company declined to press charges.

Contact Karl Etters at ketters@tallahassee.com or @KarlEtters on Twitter.

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