A San Diego man pleaded guilty Monday in Los Angeles to twice landing a small airplane without permission on a Navy airstrip on San Clemente Island, then stealing a Navy truck and using it to damage gates on the island, causing thousands of dollars in damage.

Andrew Kyle White, 37, pleaded guilty in federal court to one felony count of theft of government property in excess of $1,000 and one misdemeanor count of illegal entry into a naval installation, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

White has been in federal custody since he cut off an ankle monitoring bracelet earlier this year, prosecutors said.

San Clemente Island is the southernmost of the Channel Islands and is in Los Angeles County. It is owned and operated by the Navy and is part of Naval Base Coronado. According to Whi

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