Greensburg man charged after crashing into Arnold Palmer Regional Airport fence
A 25-year-old man was found intoxicated inside damaged airport fencing after a crash and is accused of assaulting troopers.
On Sept. 26, 2026, 25-year-old Payne Briggs of Greensburg was arrested after his vehicle crashed into fencing at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity Township, damaging four fence segments (approximately $1,500). Troopers say Briggs was intoxicated, uncooperative, and allegedly spit on and attempted to kick officers; a search warrant was obtained to collect a blood sample. He faces charges including aggravated assault, assault of a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, DUI/unsafe driving, institutional vandalism and disorderly conduct.