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Acquaintances Suspect 'a Big Honest Mistake'
A state police trooper kneels over one of the men detained in Frederick.
(By Bill Green -- Associated Press)
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Gall said Sheaffer grew up in Rothsville, Pa., and dropped out of high school to join the Army. He was eventually discharged. A truck driver by trade, his most recent job was transporting pies to New York City, Gall said.
During summers, he travels to North Dakota, where he helps ranchers and farmers track their livestock from the air, she said.
A handyman around the house, Sheaffer has been refurbishing and rebuilding his own airplane for the past decade, Gall said.
No one answered the door at Sheaffer's home in Warwick Township, Pa. A man who answered the telephone at Sheaffer's house referred all questions to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. A spokeswoman for the group declined to comment.
Next-door neighbor Sue Youmans, 59, who runs a house-cleaning business, said Sheaffer's wife, Joyce, was in shock.
"They could have been shot down," Youmans said. "He's not a young man. I hope he doesn't end up having a heart attack over this."
Wilber reported from Washington.
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