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…
Airport Support Staff Arrested After Stealing Aircraft and Threatening to Crash Into Walmart
September 3, 2022
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Plane Threatening to Crash in Mississippi Lands, Pilot in Custody
JACKSON, Miss.—Authorities say a plane that was circling over northern Mississippi and whose pilot had threatened to crash it into the ground landed safely on Saturday. Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Twitter that the “situation has been resolved and that no one was injured.” He thanked law enforcement agencies that helped in bringing the aircraft…
Man who flew plane over Mississippi faces criminal charges
JACKSON, Miss.—A man who stole a plane and flew it over northern Mississippi after threatening to crash it into a Walmart faces charges of grand larceny and terroristic threats, authorities said Saturday. Tupelo Police Chief John Quaka said at a press conference that Cory Wayne Patterson stole a Beechcraft King Air C90A from the Tupelo…
Crash Threat Over Mississippi Skies Ends With Pilot’s Arrest
RIPLEY, Miss.—An airport worker who knew how to take off but not land stole a small airplane Saturday and threatened to crash it into a Walmart, circling for five hours over unnerved Mississippians before ending the flight safely in a soybean field where police arrested him. Cory Wayne Patterson, 29, was uninjured after the rough…
Police: Plane Circling Mississippi City Threatens to Crash
TUPELO, Miss.—A stolen airplane circled over north Mississippi on Saturday morning, and police said they evacuated a Walmart store after the pilot threatened to crash into it. The Tupelo Police Department said in a Facebook post that the Walmart and a nearby convenience store had been evacuated. The plane started circling over Tupelo, Mississippi, about…
600 Mississippi National Guardsmen to Help Distribute Water in Jackson
As Mississippi residents continue to struggle with access to safe drinking water, the state’s governor said that 600 Mississippi National Guardsmen will be deployed to Jackson, the state’s capital, to assist with distributing bottled water. They and other groups are also being brought in to work on the O.B. Curtis Water Plant—one of the city’s two main…
600 Mississippi National Guardsmen to Help Distribute Water in Jackson Amid Ongoing Crisis
As Mississippi residents continue to struggle with access to safe drinking water, the state’s governor said that 600 Mississippi National Guardsmen will be deployed to Jackson, the state’s capital, to assist with distributing bottled water. They and other groups are also being brought in to work on the O.B. Curtis Water Plant—one of the city’s two main…
Mississippi Drinking Water Crisis; South Carolina House Approves Abortion Ban with Exceptions | NTD Good Morning
Jackson, Mississippi is under a state of emergency due to a water crisis. The long-neglected water plant has failed after recent flooding — leaving residents without drinking water. South Carolina House of Representatives approves an abortion ban with exceptions on Aug. 30. A last-minute Amendment was added to keep the bill alive. Former Soviet President…
Mississippi Governor Declares State of Emergency Due to Predicted River Flooding
Mississippi’s governor on Saturday declared a state of emergency in response to flooding or predicted flooding in the state. “Today I declared a State of Emergency for areas that have been or may be affected by the recent flooding,” Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Twitter. “This will allow our state agencies to better assist in…
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Mississippi Law That Restricts Certain Felons From Voting
August 27, 2022
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A federal appeals court upheld a law in Mississippi that bars certain convicted felons from voting in the state. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 10–7 decision on Aug. 24 to uphold the law after the Mississippi Center for Justice sued on behalf of two black men in the state. The attorney…
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