MS-Pilot threatens to crash plan into Walmart in Tupelo.

[sds71]

Man who threatened to crash stolen plane into Walmart didn't have pilot's license, Mississippi officials say

The plane started circling over Tupelo, Mississippi, about 5 a.m. and was in the air for more than four hours.

www.cbsnews.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1566067518464094211

 

[sds71]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1566039833587367936

Police evacuate stores in Mississippi after a pilot threatens to crash

A student pilot who stole a plane from an airport has posted a chilling 'goodbye' message on social media while still in the air. Cory Paterson, 29, took the plane from Tupelo Airport, Mississippi, at 5am.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[IceIce9]

You can track the flight here

N342ER Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track N342ER flight from Tupelo Rgnl

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[sds71]

Multiple law enforcement, airport and local authorities have identified the subject as Cory Patterson of Shannon.
Patterson is a 2011 Tupelo High School graduate.

A Cory Patterson believed to be the suspect posted on Facebook Saturday morning, "Sorry everyone. Never actually wanted to hurt anyone. I love my parents and sister this isn't your fault. Goodbye."

Pilot threatening to crash stolen plane identified

Early Saturday (Sept. 3) morning a pilot called in a threat to crash land into a west Tupelo business. This story is developing. More updates to come.

www.djournal.com

 

[LadyL]

I hope he doesn't take anyone out with him.

 

[MrsWatson]

Steve at Agenda Free TV is covering live

 

[Amonet]

What's happening? FR24 tracking has stopped?

 

[kccorona]

Just lost tracking- said it landed or went off radar?

 

[Amonet]

I don't know if something's happened or if the squawk has been turned off so that people can't watch online??

 

[sds71]

The plane has landed in Ashland and the pilot is alive.

Pilot scared north Mississippi Saturday with threat; arrested after landing in field

An airport worker stole a plane in Tupelo and threatened to crash it into a Walmart store.

www.wtva.com

 

[Betty P]

The plane has landed in Ashland and the pilot is alive.

Pilot scared north Mississippi Saturday with threat; arrested after landing in field

An airport worker stole a plane in Tupelo and threatened to crash it into a Walmart store.

www.wtva.com

Thanks for the update. Didn't sound like the kind of person who would deliberately crash.

Looks like he landed in the middle of a big field of corn or something. Can only get there on foot? He'll probably try to escape and hide. JMO

ETA: Its a soybean field. Someone is plowing a path with an ATV

 

[MrsWatson]

I hope he had a nice morning. He's going to be going to prison for a long time, imo.

 

[Betty P]

They should probably get some scent dogs out there.

Unofficial word says pilot is in custody. We'll see. Tired of these domestic terrorists. JMO

Pilot Cory Patterson of Shannon. Assume that's MS. Officers are walking farther out into field, away from plane. Someone on ATV. I hope they have him in custody.

 

[Amonet]

I'm just so relieved the plane came down in a safe way and without hurting anyone, including the pilot. Whatever his troubles were, he's reacted terribly but he seems to have done the right thing in the end, and I'm grateful for that for all the scared people in the area, for his family, and for him.

 

[JaxFlaGal]

Replay of the flight can be viewed here (I don't know how long FlightRadaar retains these): Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map | Flightradar24

Play button in the bottom center of the screen will let you play, pause, and manually scroll the flight's track

 

[LadyL]

Live updates: Plane 'down' after pilot threatened to crash into a Mississippi Walmart, source says

A pilot threatened to crash a small plane into a Walmart in Tupelo, Mississippi, Saturday morning, police said. Follow news updates here.

www.cnn.com

 

[Betty P]

Still see officers walking around toward the trees behind the plane. News reporter confirmed again, sheriff says he is in custody. FAA takes over the investigation. Pilot is in big trouble now. He'll be facing federal charges and likely won't see the outside of a jail cell for some time.

FACT SHEET: National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism | The White House

On his first full day in office, President Biden directed his national security team to lead a 100-day comprehensive review of U.S. Government efforts to

www.whitehouse.gov

ETA: The reason I'm posting this is because this guy was threatening to fly the plane into a Walmart filled with hundreds of people on a busy Saturday morning. <modsnip>

 

[Skigh]

Police evacuate stores in Mississippi after a pilot threatens to crash

A student pilot who stole a plane from an airport has posted a chilling 'goodbye' message on social media while still in the air. Cory Paterson, 29, took the plane from Tupelo Airport, Mississippi, at 5am.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Charlot123]

They should probably get some scent dogs out there.

Unofficial word says pilot is in custody. We'll see. Tired of these domestic terrorists. JMO

Pilot Cory Patterson of Shannon. Assume that's MS. Officers are walking farther out into field, away from plane. Someone on ATV. I hope they have him in custody.

I understand that it is viewed as domestic terrorism, but I view these situations as true “mental health crisis”. And remembering Richard Russell, too. There is a lot of hopelessness in these cases.

 

[IceIce9]

Still see officers walking around toward the trees behind the plane. News reporter confirmed again, sheriff says he is in custody. FAA takes over the investigation. Pilot is in big trouble now. He'll be facing federal charges and likely won't see the outside of a jail cell for some time.

FACT SHEET: National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism | The White House

On his first full day in office, President Biden directed his national security team to lead a 100-day comprehensive review of U.S. Government efforts to

www.whitehouse.gov

This could have resulted in many people being killed or injured. Domestic terrorism for certain.

He should be locked up for a long time.