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 base operator (FBO) at the Tupelo Regional Airport, who provides full FBO services and fuels aircraft.
He has been with the company for 10 years and has access to aircraft, Quaka said.
He also has flight instructions, the authorities confirmed. However, Quaka said he is not believed to be a licensed pilot….