Pilot charged with illegally landing chopper in public street for tommy lee

A pilot faced reckless flying and other charges for landing a helicopter on a public street to pick up Tommy Lee and take him to a concert, prosecutors said.

David Keith Martz, 49, allegedly landed the helicopter July 7 outside a home in the Hollywood Hills.

He was summoned to give the 43-year-old rocker a 50-mile flight to a Nine Inch Nails concert in Irvine, said Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for the City Attorney's Office.

Martz was charged with one count each of reckless flying, landing an aircraft on a public road and landing an aircraft without a permit, Mateljan said.

Martz was to be arraigned in Hollywood on Wednesday. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Martz, who lives in La Jolla, near San Diego, has an unlisted telephone number and couldn't be reached. Mateljan said the city attorney's office didn't know the name of his lawyer.

Lee publicist Dvora Vener Englefield said Tuesday that Lee would have no comment.