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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Tupelo, MS Super Walmart under possible attack by twin engine 'Beach C90A'
2022-09-03
[FOX] A pilot flying a small plane over Tupelo, Mississippi has threatened to crash into a Walmart, authorities warned Saturday.

The Tupelo Police Department said it was notified around 5 am this morning that a pilot flying what a "King Air type" airplane was considering the crash landing into a Walmart located on West Main street.

Authorities have confirmed the plane, which is believed to have been stolen, is a fixed wing multi-engine 1987 Beech C90A model.

Authorities said they have evacuated the Walmart and a Dodges eatery and gas station located near the shopping center to disperse people "as much as practical."

Roads in west Tupelo and near the airport have been reopened and the pilot was last reported to be flying near a rural area in Hickory Flat, an area northeast of Tupelo, according to local coverage of the flight path.

Authorities have reportedly convened in the area.
Update at 8:35 p.m. ET:
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the plane, flown by a man later identified as Cory Patterson, had landed in a field in Ashland, roughly 60 miles northeast of Tupelo.

Patterson is reportedly believed to be an employee of the Tupelo Airport.
Posted by:Besoeker

#9  Moved to Page 3: Non-WoT based on subsequent information. I agree that Page 1: WoT was the right assumption based on initial information.
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-09-03 23:42  

#8  Timeline of events, including that Mr. Patterson didn’t know how to land the airplane, so got a radio lesson.
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-09-03 22:16  

#7  Kindly disregard #6. Thank you.
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2022-09-03 19:51  

#6  
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2022-09-03 19:51  

#5  
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2022-09-03 19:50  

#4  I know the price of gas has gone up, but hey man, I’d have taken that beast off your hands.

/s
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2022-09-03 15:37  

#3  he's been arrested
Posted by: Chris   2022-09-03 14:00  

#2  Twitter feed off Citizens Free Press says landed in a field and in custody.

https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1566087575118438400
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2022-09-03 12:01  

#1  Walmart parking lot cleared, local law enforcement conducting 'Foreign Objects and Debris (FOD) checks in prep for landing. Pilot said to be 'BINGO' for fuel within the hour.

I am told this has the potential of not ending well.

Posted by: Besoeker   2022-09-03 10:49  

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