Buffalo, NY (WBEN) A Depew man pleads guilty to illegally entering the Buffalo Niagara International airport.
45 year old James Muench Jr admitted to driving his vehicle up to a closed security gate outside the airport on May 20, 2025. He initially stopped at the gate, but then repeatedly rammed his vehicle into the gate, eventually bending the metal gate. Muench then drove his vehicle through the damaged and partially open gate and continued onto the aircraft operational area of the airport. Muench drove through various secure parts of the airport including the inner airfield roads, aircraft taxiways, the commercial passenger aircraft ramp area, and the active airport runways..
He faces a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. He'll be sentenced in October.
James Muench, Jr. faces a year in jail when sentenced in October
James Muench, Jr. faces a year in jail when sentenced in October
