The trespasser whowalkedin front of the Frontier Airlines plane on the Denver Airport runway has been identified a 41-year-old Michael Mott.
Officials determined his cause of death to be suicide.
Authorities said Mott was a career criminal who was previously arrested for murder.
The New York Postreportedon Mott’s rap sheet:
A spokesperson for the department later told The Post that Mott was involved in a reported assault back in February 2025, but no arrests were made after the victim declined to press charges.
Additionally, he racked up over 20 arrests – including one for felony trespassing in Colorado Springs, just one month before his suicide – and spent time behind bars on at least three separate occassions dating back to 2002, public records show.
Many of his arrests were for violent crimes including second-degree homicide using a gun in 2005; domestic violence, felony menacing and assault in 2010; second-degree burglary in 2016 and felony assault on a peace officer in 2020.
In 2017, he attempted to escape prison custody, according to public records.
His other violations, which began when he was just 17 years old, included driving under the influence, a hit-and-run, trespassing and resisting arrest on several occasions.
A Frontier Airlines plane struck Mott on the runway at Denver International Airport last Friday evening, triggering an engine fire.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
