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

Airport Support Staff Arrested After Stealing Aircraft and Threatening to Crash Into Walmart
A stolen airplane rests in a field of soybeans after crash-landing near Ripley, Miss., on Sept. 3, 2022. Nikki Boertman/AP Photo
Allen Zhong
Allen Zhong
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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.

Allen Zhong
Allen Zhong
senior writer
Allen Zhong is a long-time writer and reporter for The Epoch Times. He joined the Epoch Media Group in 2012. His main focus is on U.S. politics. Send him your story ideas: [email protected]
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