A pilot who had been circling a stolen airplane for hours over Tupelo in Mississippi in the United States while “deliberately” threatening to crash it into a Walmart store, has landed safely. The pilot was taken into custody after the plane landed safely, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said.
Mississippi Governor Reeves said on Twitter: “The situation has been resolved and no one has been injured.”
“The plane is down over North MS. Thankfully the situation has been resolved and no one is injured. Most thanks to local, state and federal law enforcement who have handled this situation,” Reeves said in a tweet. Managed with utmost professionalism.”
A staff pilot, reportedly at Tupelo Regional Airport, was taken into police custody.
At around 5 a.m. local time, the nine-seater plane began circling over Tupelo. Pilot 911. contacted plane crash threat At a Walmart in town.
It remained in the air for more than five hours, in what police described as a “dangerous situation”.
As the pilot threatened to crash the plane at Walmart, officers evacuated it and another nearby store. The citizens of the area were also asked to avoid the area.
“Citizens are asked to avoid the area until everything is clear. The danger zone with that type of airplane maneuverability is even bigger than Tupelo’s,” the police department said in a statement.
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