Pilot steals plane, threatens to hit Walmart store in US. Read what happens next

A pilot had threatened to crash into a Walmart Store intentionally after circling a city in the northeast region of Mississippi in a plane that he had stolen. Later, the authorities took him into custody when he landed the plane safely on a field. Governor of Mississippi Tate Reeves tweeted saying that the scenario was rectified, with no one sustaining any injury.

Response of the Mississippi Governor

The Governor said in his tweet that the US plane circling over the northern area of Mississippi was down, as the issue was addressed and no one had to sustain any injury. He thanked federal law enforcement and the local state for handling this difficult situation in a highly processed way.

Stolen US Plane

The US plane which had been stolen was Beechcraft King Air 90. It was described as a critical situation by the police, as the pilot had been circling the plane for over five hours in the area.

Has the Police revealed anything about the Pilot?

There is no knowledge yet of the identity or motive of the person who had stolen the place, though he has been taken into custody and the police are in talks with him.

What had the police department done to deal with what was happening?

While the pilot had been circling the area in the stolen US plane, citizens had been asked to avoid that area altogether by the Tupelo Police Department until the situation was resolved, given the gravity of what was happening. The police released a statement saying that given the mobility of Beechcraft King Air 90, the stolen place, the danger zone seemed to be much more than the Tupelo area, a northeast Mississippi city. Their statement also revealed that all the emergency services had been alerted to tackle the situation.

Tupelo, the city chosen by the Pilot

The northeast Mississippi city, Tupelo, is the birthplace of Elvis Presley, who is known as the King of Rock and Roll. It is home to about forty thousand people.

FAQs:

1. How was the pilot using the stolen US plane?
The website of FlightAware showed a map which was the course of the stolen plane. The pilot had been circling in a zigzag and erratic pattern, with the city of Tupelo being its centre.

2. Is there any news on the identity of the Pilot?
After the incident, the pilot who had stolen the US plane was said to be an employee of Tupelo Regional Airport, according to a local newspaper called The Daily Journal.