Man Steals Backhoe to Catch Flight from Illinois Airport

A man from Carbondale, Illinois, has been charged with theft after allegedly stealing a backhoe and driving it about 10 miles to catch a flight at Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois. Security camera footage captured the man arriving at the airport on the backhoe and leaving it in the parking lot before walking across the street to the airport lobby carrying a guitar case. The owner of the backhoe later identified the equipment as belonging to his company and said it had been parked at a job site.