Indiana Business Man/Fugitive/Man of Myster

[Mr. Blonde]

I'm sure those of you in Indiana have heard of this guy a bit, but have you been following this story!? It's ridiculous!


(CNN) -- An Indiana financial manager who apparently tried to fake his death by crashing his airplane left on a motorcycle he had stashed in his parachute landing zone, authorities said Tuesday.
Marcus Schrenker exited his small plane before it crashed, and investigators are looking for him, police say.

Marcus Schrenker fled Harpersville, Alabama, on a red motorcycle he kept at a storage unit leased under an assumed name, officials said.

Schrenker told the leasing agent at the storage facility that he would be back for the motorcycle Monday, the U.S. Marshals Office said.

The motorcycle -- a 2008 Yamaha street bike with saddlebags -- was brought to the storage unit by someone in a brown pickup and trailer, the Marshals Office said.

When authorities searched the unit late Monday night, the motorcycle was gone, and some damp clothes had been left on the floor, the Marshals Office said. Video Watch Schrenker perform airborne stunts »

"It's gone. He's gone," Harpersville Police Chief David Latimer told the Pensacola, Florida, News Journal.

Authorities in several states were looking for Schrenker, who was last reported seen Sunday night at a hotel in Harpersville, Alabama, south of Birmingham, after he told police in a nearby town that he had been in a canoeing accident.

Schrenker allowed his plane to crash into a Florida swamp near a high-end neighborhood, authorities said.

"Why someone would jump out of a plane and leave it on autopilot with his training and his background is beyond me," said Tom Britt, a friend. "There's no reason for him to do it other than trying to stage something."

Britt said he received an e-mail Monday from someone who identified himself as Schrenker. The message said it was all a misunderstanding.

Appearing on the CBS "Early Show," Britt relayed that the message sender said he "cannot go into details" but "basically it was him wanting me to set the records straight for him."

The e-mail implied that Schrenker might commit suicide, Britt said.

"I hope he hasn't, but that's the overtone I got from the e-mail," he said.

Appearing on the same program, Sgt. Scott Haines of the Santa Rosa County, Florida, Sheriff's Office said Schrenker is facing a "variety of charges."

"An unmanned aircraft ... you cannot maliciously fly it into a residential area without facing consequences," Haines told CBS.

Latimer said the FBI and U.S. marshals were searching for Schrenker.

"They've been hunting him pretty intensely is all I know," Latimer said in the Pensacola newspaper. "We are going to continue to look for him within our jurisdiction. I understand the federal authorities are widening their search."

On Monday, a judge in Indiana froze Schrenker's assets after investigators looking into his businesses dealings for possible securities violations requested the temporary restraining order, said Jim Gavin, spokesman for the Indiana secretary of state.

The order in Hamilton County Superior Court, which also applies to Schrenker's wife and his three companies, is aimed at protecting investors, Gavin said.

Heritage Wealth Management, Heritage Insurance Services and Icon Wealth Management are "the subjects of an active investigation by the Indiana Securities Division," Gavin said. Public documents list Schrenker as president of Heritage Wealth Management in Fishers, Indiana.

Court papers contain allegations that Schrenker defrauded several investors.

A search warrant related to the inquiry was served December 31, Gavin said.

According to The Herald Bulletin in Anderson, Indiana, Schrenker's wife, Michelle, filed for divorce in Hamilton Superior Court on December 30. A hearing was set for February 5.

Schrenker, 38, took off alone Sunday night in a Piper PA-46 from Anderson, Indiana, en route to Destin, Florida. Map »

The craft came down near the Blackwater River, 50 to 75 yards from homes, Haines said. iReport.com: Are you near the crash site? Tell us about it

"It is a neighborhood, some very nice waterfront property," Haines said.

Military aircraft from Whiting Field, which were dispatched to intercept the plane after Schrenker reported an emergency, witnessed the crash about 9:15 p.m. CT Sunday. The crews fired flares and noticed the plane's door was open and the cockpit was dark, Haines said in a news release. Video Watch what the fighter pilots saw »

Shortly before 2:30 a.m. CT Monday, the Childersburg, Alabama, Police Department reported that Schrenker approached one of its officers "and said that he had been in a canoeing accident with some friends," a news release said. Childersburg is about 35 miles southeast of Birmingham.

The officers, unaware of the plane crash, took Schrenker to a hotel in nearby Harpersville. After hearing about the crash, they went back to the hotel, where they found that he had checked in under a fictitious name.

"When authorities entered Schrenker's room, he was not there," the release said.

Authorities said Schrenker had fled into a wooded area.

Hotel manager Yogi Patel, who identified Schrenker on surveillance video, told CNN that Schrenker was the only overnight guest. He signed in as Jason Galouzis of Bolingbrook, Illinois, Patel said.
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A hotel employee said Schrenker went up to his room but didn't enter before leaving the building.

Steve Darlington, manager of Anderson Municipal Airport, told CNN that the plane was in fine condition at takeoff and that Schrenker is "an accomplished pilot" who owns "a couple of airplanes" and flies regularly, Darlington said.

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LOL. Guy seems so out of his depth...i'm still interested to see where it goes.

[Cocktooth]

I think they found him in Florida

[Mr. Blonde]

Yah they caught him at a campsite with "a cut on his wrist in an apparent suicide attempt" lol. This guy is made of fail.


Authorities: Pilot accused of faking death found in Florida - CNN.com

[SittinOnDubsWGW]

I saw this on CNN this morning. I laughed at how this guy sucks so bad.