LOS ANGELES — A Southern California man has been arrested on suspicion of flying a jet with eight passengers on board without a pilot's license.
Thirty-six-year-old Arnold Leto of Irvine was arrested Wednesday, a day after being charged with the federal crime. He remains jailed.
A call to his attorney seeking comment wasn't immediately returned.
Prosecutors say Leto's pilot certificate was revoked in January and he also hadn't been licensed to fly a turbojet when he piloted a twin-engine Falcon 10 from Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles to Las Vegas on April 8.
Authorities say Leto also didn't have the required co-pilot on board.
If convicted, he could face up to three years in federal prison.
