The pilot landed the plane in an open field after flying for nearly four hours on Saturday, police said.
who allegedly stole an aircraft and threatened to crash it into a Mississippi Walmart Saturday has been arrested, according to Tupelo, Mississippi, police chief John Quaka.The suspect will be charged by police with grand larceny and making terroristic threats. The federal government may proceed with further charges, police said.
The pilot, identified as Cory Wayne Patterson, landed the plane in an open field after flying for nearly four hours on Saturday. He remains in custody. "He will get the help he needs as far as whatever he's dealing with," Tupelo mayor Todd Jordan said at a news conference.a Beechcraft King Air twin-engine aircraft from the Tupelo Airport early Saturday morning, Quaka said.
Patterson, who is an employee of Tupelo Aviation, had access to the aircraft and likely fueled it up Friday night, the police chief said. At around 5:23 a.m., Patterson allegedly called 9-1-1 and said he was going to crash his plane into a Walmart in Tupelo. The Walmart was promptly evacuated., who told police he did not know how to land the plane so a separate pilot helped out.Patterson allegedly posted a messageAt 10:12 a.m., a negotiator reestablished contact with the pilot, who confirmed that the plane had landed.said they "were very concerned" and "very thankful that no harm was done," Quaka said.
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