Category: Cory Wayne Patterson

Mississippi Jet Fueler Denied Bond in Theft of Small Plane

TUPELO, Miss.—A man charged with stealing a plane that he didn’t know how to land will remain behind bars, denied bond by a judge who took a dim view of his lawyer’s promise that he wouldn’t take off again. Airport worker Cory Wayne Patterson allegedly stole the plane on Saturday after posting a goodbye message saying he…


Airport Support Staff Arrested After Stealing Aircraft and Threatening to Crash Into Walmart

A man has been arrested after he stole an aircraft and threatened to crash into a Walmart store in Tupelo, Mississippi, on Saturday. Tupelo Police Chief John Quaka identified the suspect as 29-year-old Cory Wayne Patterson, who has been charged with grand larceny and making terroristic threats. Patterson is a lineman in Tupelo Aviation, a fixed…