Man Arrested After Stealing Airplane And Threatening To Crash Into A Mississippi Walmart

 

A longtime airport employee is in police custody without stealing an airplane early Saturday morning. The man, identified as Cory Wayne Patterson by police, threatened to crash the watercraft into a Mississippi Walmart. However, Cory sooner landed in a field—where authorities underdeveloped him.

 

According to Tupelo Police Senior John Quaka, Cory was an employee of Tupelo Aviation for the last 10 years. He worked as a lineman—responsible for refueling the planes.

But on Saturday, he chose to move outside his normal work duties. During a news conference, the senior revealed Cory stole the twin-engine plane at 5:08 a.m. local time. Cory then took off from the Tupelo Regional Airport in a Beechcraft King Air C90. According to CNN, the airplane he stole was reportedly fully fueled the night before, but it’s unclear if Cory did the refueling.

Man Threatens To Crash Into Local Walmart At Well-nigh 5:30 A.M.

Shortly surpassing 5:30 a.m. local time, Cory tabbed 911 in Lee County. While speaking to authorities, he threatened to crash the airplane into the West Main Walmart located in Tupelo. Senior Quaka said the Walmart, surrounding stores, and major streets were evacuated while the plane was still in the air.

According to CBS, Cory has minimal experience with airplanes, including some flight instruction. However, he does not have a pilot’s license or wits with landing plans.

Tupelo Police negotiators convinced Cory to welsh his plan of crashing into the uniting store. With the help of a licensed pilot, police and Cory made a plan for him to land the watercraft at Tupelo Airport. But, Cory reverted the try-on at the last minute. Instead, he began traveling northwest.

The airplane was in the sky for increasingly than five hours, per CBS. Within that time, Cory posted a message on Facebook substantially saying goodbye. Police said he was running low on fuel by well-nigh 9:30 a.m. local time. Well-nigh 30 minutes later, Cory landed the plane in a field several miles from Ripley, Mississippi.

Cory Faces Charges For Stolen Plane—No Injuries Reported

Authorities took Cory into custody shortly without the landing. He’s facing charges of grand larceny and making terroristic threats. The airplane sustained minimal damages, despite witness reports that it landed “hard.”

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident. No one, including Cory, was injured during today’s events.

The plane over North MS is down. Thankful the situation has been resolved and that no one was injured. Thank you most of all to local, state, and federal law enforcement who managed this situation with lattermost professionalism.

— Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) September 3, 2022

 

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