AN AIRPORT trespasser who was sucked into a jet engine in a horrifying runway death had a long and violent criminal history, it has emerged.

Michael Mott, 41, had racked up more than 20 arrests in Colorado dating back to 2002 – including for attempted murder.

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Michael Mott died after being drawn into a jet engine at Denver International AirportCredit: City and County of Denver, Department of Aviation
 

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Mott had a history of over twenty arrests in Colorado, including for attempted murderCredit: Colorado Springs Police Department
Chilling mugshots show the repeat offender with a Band-Aid on his forehead and a gash on his neck in one booking photo.

Another shows him staring blankly with shoulder-length black hair and a salt-and-pepper goatee.

Mott died after he calmly stepped in front of a moving Frontier Airlines jet at Denver International Airport on Friday night in what cops believe may have been a suicide mission.

The Pueblo native was sucked into one of the engines of the Airbus A-321neo after breaching the airport perimeter fence.

Horror moment trespasser walks on runway seconds before being sucked into engine

Officials said his cause of death was “multiple blunt and sharp force injuries”.

Just one month before the horror, Mott had been arrested for felony trespassing after allegedly damaging property at a Colorado Springs home before resisting arrest when officers arrived.

At the time, Mott was homeless and was booked into El Paso County Jail, according to Colorado Springs Police Department.

His criminal record stretched back to his teens, with early arrests for shoplifting and underage drinking before spiralling into violent crime, reports the New York Post.

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In 2005, he was arrested for attempted murder involving a gun afetr being picked up by the Cortez Police Department.

He later pleaded down to second-degree assault causing serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon and sentenced to six years behind bars.

While in prison, he was again charged with felony assault using a weapon.

After his release, Mott was repeatedly arrested for domestic violence, menacing, assault, burglary and assault on a peace officer.

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An earlier mugshot of the 41-year-old with a Band-Aid on his foreheadCredit: Montezuma County Sheriffs Office
 

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Mott breached an eight-foot perimeter fence and was on the runway for two minutes before the collision with the jet on Friday nightCredit: Facebook
Records also show arrests for DUI, hit-and-run, trespassing, public fighting, violating protection orders and resisting arrest.

During one of at least three prison stints, he was charged with attempting to escape custody in 2017.

Denver Police Department Chief Ron Thomas said investigators have not found a suicide note.

“We currently are looking for any notes, computers, anything like that, trying to identify places where he most recently was,” Thomas said during a Tuesday news conference.

Airport boss Phil Washington said Mott managed to jump an eight-foot perimeter fence topped with barbed wire before reaching the tarmac.

He was on the runway for just two minutes before the collision at 11.19pm.

Flight data showed the Los Angeles-bound jet was travelling at 130mph when it struck him.

Shocking air traffic control audio captured the grim aftermath as stunned staff realised the plane had hit a person.

“I do have limbs on the runway. I believe the aircraft struck an individual,” one airport worker said.

“There appear to be human remains on the runway.”

All 224 passengers and seven crew members onboard were safely evacuated.

Washington said: “We will do our best to make sure that the improvements that we need to make are made very, very quickly.”

If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.

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Passengers and crew members had to make a dramatic evacuation from the emergency slidesCredit: AP
 

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The Frontier flight was aborted and rescheduled after Friday night’s incidentCredit: AP