Man crashes truck through gate at Arkansas airport

FORT SMITH, Ark. - A man in a pickup truck crashed through a fence gate at the Fort Smith airport, drove 100 yards and attempted to reach a parked airplane. The man, 28, would not have gotten anywhere after reaching the tarmac Thursday morning _ the plane was missing its propellers.

Witnesses told police that the man said he needed to "get to Israel" and that he had "all the answers."

The man was arrested and taken to county jail. He faces charges of felony criminal mischief and misdemeanor criminal trespass.

Police said the front gate and about 20 feet of fence were damaged.

A service of the Associated Press(AP)