This isn’t a small plane.
Wherever it lands, it will do damage, so they will have to take his threats seriously.
The insane country we live in.
The pilot of a small airplane circling over a Mississippi city on Saturday morning has threatened to crash the aircraft into a Walmart store, police said.
The Tupelo Police Department said in a Facebook post that the Walmart and a nearby convenience store had been evacuated. The plane started circling about 5 a.m. and was still in the air more than three hours later.
CBS affiliate WCBI-TV posted video of the plane flying over the area.
“Citizens are asked to avoid that area until an all clear is given,” the police wrote. “With the mobility of an airplane of that type the danger zone is much larger than even Tupelo.”
Law enforcement told the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal shortly after 8 a.m. that the plane had left the airspace around Tupelo and was flying near a Toyota manufacturing plant in nearby Blue Springs.
The FAA said it is aware of the situation and is coordinating with local law enforcement.
“State law enforcement and emergency managers are closely tracking this dangerous situation,” Gov. Tate Reeves wrote on Twitter. “All citizens should be on alert and aware of updates from the Tupelo Police Department.”
Police said they have made contact with the pilot directly.
No one has said what his beef is.
Does he have a problem with Walmart, or is he just upset about how the poor people are treated in Mississippi?
Hopefully, they don’t have to shoot the plane down, which is something we know they are considering if they can’t get the man to land safely.
Please be safe out there and stay far away from any Walmarts.
*UPDATE*
The man who stole the plane is named Cory Patterson and he has landed the plane.
Tupelo flight guy is identified as Cory Patterson. His message to Facebook reveals he doesn't want to hurt anyone. Its likely he will fly the plane till here runs out of fuel #Walmart pic.twitter.com/FEq8aInqds
— Retardopea (@LiberalLogic0) September 3, 2022
Flip the pages for videos of the man flying around.
