Canada News Network reported at 16:00 local time on September 3: Breaking! Just this morning, citizens of Tupelo, Mississippi, USA received a terrifying warning: A man stole a plane from the airport and hovered in the sky for several hours, constantly making threats, clamoring to Crash into a local Walmart !
This scared the local citizens. Flying a plane to carry out suicide attacks. Is this a repeat of 911? ?
According to the Tupelo Police Department, they were notified at around 5 a.m. this morning that a pilot flying a "King Air" aircraft threatened to crash into the Walmart on West Main Street.
The police took quick action and evacuated the Walmart and surrounding crowds as much as possible. Citizens were also asked to avoid this area. But given the maneuverability of the plane, not just Walmart, but the entire city of Tupelo was threatened.
Just when everyone was worried about the safety of the pilot and the city residents, good news finally came from the negotiation team. The plane had landed in a field, The driver was immediately arrested by the police .
Just before landing, the pilot posted a text that looked like his last words on Facebook: "I'm sorry everyone. In fact, I never meant to hurt anyone. I love my parents and sister, this is not you. It’s my fault. Goodbye.”
Although no one was injured in the end, it was such a commotion on the first day of the Labor Day weekend that it still scared everyone.
Everyone wants to know, what is the origin of the pilot of this plane??
The pilot's name was Cory Paterson, 29 years old. After taking off from Tupelo Airport at around 5 a.m. this morning, he circled over Mississippi for at least five hours.
Patterson
According to the media Dailymail, Patterson was a line worker for Tupelo Airlines, working at the airport. had some experience in flight driving, , but had never landed an airplane before.
At the time of the incident, there was no one on duty at the airport tower, so Patterson easily entered the airport and successfully stole the plane. After
took off, at 5:08, Patterson contacted the police and announced his shocking "criminal plan", and the police immediately evacuated.
Patterson
Patterson maintained contact with the police at first, but soon the police lost information about him.
Patterson circled around the Walmart store and witnesses claimed it then flew to the Toyota plant in Blue Springs before reappearing in Ripley.
Tupelo Police Chief John Quaka revealed that negotiators managed to convince Patterson not to carry out his suicide attack, and police subsequently brought in a private pilot who had been involved with Patterson. Landing negotiations.
But authorities said Patterson gave up trying to land at Tupelo Regional Airport when he was about 100 feet above the ground.
After several hours of flight, the plane eventually crashed into a field near the town of Gravest, a local citizen said in a video posted to Facebook: "He put his hands up, he was under arrest."
The aircraft was described as having some damage, but overall it was in good condition.
It is understood that the aircraft is owned by Southeast Airlines Co., Ltd. and is a nine-seat aircraft with two engines. After
landed, Patterson was arrested on charges of grand larceny and making terrorist threats, and is expected to face federal charges .
Sergeant Kwaka said: "The pilot had no experience of landing an aircraft so a private pilot helped us complete the job but at the last minute he aborted."
"He posted a message on Facebook, Essentially saying 'goodbye'. He was taken into custody and is currently being processed by the federal government and he did have contact with his family during the incident. "
"We believe he was running out of fuel," according to the expert pilot. He was an employee of Tupelo Airlines, which was located at the airport, and he had access to the plane because it was his job. "
From Looking at Patterson’s social media, it seems that Patterson himself is very keen on flying and often posts information about aircraft flying around the country.
For example, the photo of Trump arriving on Air Force One in 2019:
And the photo with former NBA star Magic Johnson:
This seemingly cheerful young man suddenly did such a ridiculous thing, behind the scenes The motive is currently unknown. However, no one was injured in the incident, which can be considered a blessing among misfortunes.
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