The man who was arrested Friday after allegedly entering a plane at Martin State Airport faces two felony theft charges and two trespassing misdemeanors.
The suspect, 43-year-old Joseph Goldman, of Baltimore, entered the Middle River airport illegally when he drove past security, according to Maryland State Police. Goldman then left his vehicle and allegedly entered an aircraft owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group chairman and Baltimore Sun co-owner David Smith. The state police department’s Criminal Enforcement Division responded, and a K-9 unit conducted a vehicle scan.
Officials with Martin State Airport could not be reached for comment.
Goldman is charged with felony theft over $100,000, felony grand theft auto, trespassing on private property and trespassing on posted property, and is currently being held without bond, according to online court records.
According to Rally Point, a professional networking site similar to LinkedIn but for the United States military and its veterans, Goldman formerly served in the Army as a military police officer. The profile he created shows that his service dates back to the early 2000s and that he was deployed to Iraq in 2004 and held a “secret” security clearance.
After his time in the military, the Baltimore Police Department executed a search warrant at Goldman’s home in 2016. According to a news release from the United States Attorney’s Office at the time, officers located a stash of illegal firearms and numerous tools and parts used to build firearms.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives launched an investigation into Goldman for the firearms, which later led to him being sentenced to a year and a day in prison, as well as three years of supervised release for possessing and building unregistered firearms.
A bond hearing is scheduled for Goldman for the alleged attempted theft of an aircraft on Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the District Court of Baltimore County. His trial date is set for Oct. 16.
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