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Plane safely lands after pilot threatened to crash into Mississippi Walmart

Plane safely lands after pilot threatened to crash into Mississippi Walmart

Sunday, September 04, 2022, 09:41 GMT+7
Plane safely lands after pilot threatened to crash into Mississippi Walmart
A pilot circles his King Air plane around Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S., September 3, 2022 threatening to crash it into a store, according to local officials, in this still image taken from social media video. Photo: Colby Breazeale/LOCAL NEWS X/TMX via REUTERS

The pilot of a small plane who threatened to crash it into a Walmart in Mississippi landed without any injuries, local officials said on Saturday.

Earlier, the police department in Tupelo, Mississippi, said they had been talking directly to the pilot and had evacuated the Walmart and a gas station.

Tupelo Police Chief John Quaka said the suspect, Cory Wayne Patterson, had been responsible for fueling aircraft.

A pilot circles a King Air plane at low altitude, threatening to crash it into a store, according to local officials, in Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S., September 3, 2022, in this still image taken from social media video. Photo: Colby Breazeale/LOCAL NEWS X/TMX via REUTERS

A pilot circles a King Air plane at low altitude, threatening to crash it into a store, according to local officials, in Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S., September 3, 2022, in this still image taken from social media video. Photo: Colby Breazeale/LOCAL NEWS X/TMX via REUTERS

While Patterson appeared to have had some flight instruction, he was not a licensed pilot, Quaka said at a news conference.

Patterson was in custody and was being charged with grand larceny and making terrorist threats, Quaka said, adding that he expected federal charges as well.

Reuters

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