Denver jet-engine incident linked to man's long criminal history

A 41-year-old man with an extensive criminal history, Michael Mott, was killed after climbing a barbed-wire fence at Denver International Airport and being sucked into the engine of a Frontier Airlines plane during an aborted takeoff on Runway 17L; 12 passengers suffered minor injuries and a 4,000-foot debris field was treated as a crime scene. The medical examiner ruled his death a suicide, with no suicide note found. Mott had recent arrests for trespass and resisting arrest and a long history of offenses including domestic violence, burglary, and assault.