US man charged after threat to fly plane into Walmarton September 3, 2022 at 7:24 pm

- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -

The Mississippi shop was evacuated as police spoke to the pilot, who went on to land in a field.

This video can not be played

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.

A pilot who circled above a Mississippi city for hours and threatened to crash into a branch of Walmart has landed the plane safely after talks with police.

State Governor Tate Reeves tweeted that no one had been injured, offering his thanks to law enforcement in Tupelo.

A livestream by a reporter of local television station WTVA appeared to show the vehicle sitting in a field.

The Walmart and another nearby store were earlier evacuated, while citizens were asked to avoid the area.

Details of the conversation between the pilot and police while he was in the air, or his identity, were not immediately made public.

However, local media report the pilot was arrested after landing the plane.

Police were originally notified at around 05:00 local time on Saturday (10:00 GMT) of a plane flying above the city, an earlier statement said.

At the time, police described it as a “dangerous situation”.

The statement added that the plane was possibly a “King Air type” – referring to a small utility plane.

The pilot was said to have made contact with E911 – an emergency number – and proceeded to make their threat to intentionally collide with the Walmart.

Leslie Criss, a local journalist, told The Associated Press news agency she had never seen anything like it in the city, and that it was a “scary way to wake up on a Saturday morning”.

- Advertisement -

Discover

Sponsor

Latest

Rishi Sunak says he was taken by surprise on £1,000 Rwanda beton February 6, 2024 at 9:24 am

Rishi Sunak says he took the bet with Piers Morgan to "underline" his commitment to the Rwanda policy.Image source, PA MediaBy Sam FrancisPolitical reporter,...

Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk unification fight ‘will be made’ – Frank Warrenon August 22, 2022 at 9:16 am

Both Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk want a heavyweight unification fight, says Fury's promoter Frank Warren.Both Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk want a heavyweight...

Evelyn Hollow: ‘Don’t call me a ghost hunter’on October 28, 2023 at 8:22 am

The parapsychologist investigating haunted bothies and close encounters at Cold War air bases.The parapsychologist investigating haunted bothies and close encounters at Cold War air...

World Cup 2022: Youssef En-Nesyri header gives Morocco the lead against Portugalon December 10, 2022 at 5:07 pm

Youssef En-Nesyri opens the scoring for Morocco against Portugal in their World Cup quarter-final.Youssef En-Nesyri opens the scoring for Morocco against Portugal in their...

‘Our first day of freedom on American soil’on May 7, 2021 at 11:18 pm

Adrian Meza and his family from Nicaragua have just been released from detention by US border officials.The US is experiencing a record number of...