April 28, 2006 (BELLEVILLE, Ill.) - A pilot with the state department of transportation whose duties include flying the governor around is facing felony charges and the potential loss of his pilots license.
Thirty-four-year-old Brian Keen has been charged with criminal trespass to a residence and two misdemeanor battery charges.
Authorities say he broke into a female acquaintance's home earlier this week and got into a fight.
He could lose his pilot's license if he is convicted of a felony. He also faces up to three years in prison.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=4124197
BELLEVILLE - Deputies arrested U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello's son-in-law, who is also one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pilots, after police said he entered a female acquaintance's home and got into a fight with two people there.
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Keen was hired Oct. 16, 2003, as a pilot for the Illinois Department of Transportation with duties that include flying Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Keen, a certified flight instructor, earned the highest beginning state pay for pilots -- $69,060 a year. Keen also flies tankers the Illinois National Guard.
As part of his state job duties, Keen flies state officials, as well as aerial surveying and transporting state employees, including Department of Natural Resources personnel who count geese and deer.
http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/breaking_news/14444883.htm
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