--- title: Waco Man Crashes Gate, Tries to Steal Lear Jet description: Police believe the man was under the influence of drugs. He's said to have a history of mental illness canonical: https://time.com/4039670/waco-airport-jet/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-18T00:55:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:03:00.353Z og:title: Man Crashed Car Into Airport to Steal Jet, Police Say og:description: The man tried to steal a jet in Waco, Texas og:url: https://time.com/4039670/waco-airport-jet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Man Crashed Car Into Airport to Steal Jet, Police Say twitter:description: The man tried to steal a jet in Waco, Texas twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Man Crashed Car Into Airport to Steal Jet, Police Say ## Video: Do Brain Exercises Really Keep You Mentally Fit? [Watch (HLS stream): Do Brain Exercises Really Keep You Mentally Fit?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/t67dFcgw.m3u8) (2:03)  _Published 2015-05-15. Do Brain Exercises Really Keep You Mentally Fit?_ by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Sep 18, 2015 12:55 AM UTC by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Sep 18, 2015 12:55 AM UTC A man with a history of mental illness crashed a car into a security gate in Waco, Tx. in an attempt to steal a jet, police say. The Waco Police Department posted on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/WacoPoliceDepartment) that the man gained access to the tarmac of the Waco Regional Airport after crashing through the gate. He reportedly tried to break into a parked Lear Jet. Workers nearby noticed the man’s attempts and alerted an off-duty officer, who tazed and later subdued the man with the help of bystanders. The suspect, whose name has not been released, was taken to a local hospital for a mental evaluation. Officers say he may have been under the influence of drugs during the incident. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4039670/waco-airport-jet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4039670/waco-airport-jet/"},"headline":"Man Crashed Car Into Airport to Steal Jet, Police Say","datePublished":"2015-09-18T00:55:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:03:00.353Z","description":"Police believe he may have been on drugs at the time","url":"https://time.com/4039670/waco-airport-jet/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Texas","Crime","Airport","Planes"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4039670/waco-airport-jet/","name":"Man Crashed Car Into Airport to Steal Jet, Police Say"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Do Brain Exercises Really Keep You Mentally Fit?","description":"Do Brain Exercises Really Keep You Mentally Fit?","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/t67dFcgw/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-05-15T21:17:02.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/t67dFcgw.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4039670/waco-airport-jet/","duration":"PT2M3S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4039670/waco-airport-jet/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```