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Kidnapping suspects who sent emergency alerts to US states today face terrorism charges even though the threat of a crash was still in the air.
A man on a stolen plane over Mississippi threatened to fly into a Walmart supermarket, police said.
After terrorizing people on the ground for more than four hours, they finally landed safely in a rural area.
Police said they named the suspect Cory Wayne Patterson and charged him with grand theft and terrorism threats.
Investigators have revealed that he works at the Tupelo airport and previously took flying lessons, but does not have a license.
Local police chief John Kwaka said Patterson could also face federal charges, but revealed that he agreed to leave without hurting anyone.
He told a news conference that Patterson had stolen a plane from the airport where he worked and called 911 threatening to crash it shortly after 5 a.m. local time.
A negotiator stepped in and convinced him to land, but he had no flight training to make it safely to the airport.
The pilot on the ground radioed him how to land the plane safely in the field, and he was able to do so without harming himself or others.
Tupelo Mayor Todd Jordan said he hopes Patterson “gets the help he needs” and that he has no intention of harming himself or others hours after the initial threat.
Kuwaka said that Patterson basically posted a goodbye message on his Facebook page at 9:30 am.
It said, “I’m sorry to everyone. I didn’t mean to hurt anyone. I love my parents and my sister, it’s not your fault. Goodbye.”
Before people were told to stay away from Walmart in Tupelo, officials made clear the threat they faced.
Police warned people throughout the area to be aware of the danger, saying “due to the maneuverability of this type of aircraft, the danger zone is much wider than in Tupelo.”
The aircraft was a white Beechcraft King Air twin-engine, 50-foot wingspan, 3-ton weight, capable of carrying 7 people.
Michael Kanders, director of the New York Flight School, called the incident a “wake-up call” for general aviation airports and their staff.
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Source: Metro
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