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Cory Wayne Patterson, 29, was uninjured after the rough landing shortly after posting a goodbye message to his parents and sister on Facebook, authorities said at a news conference.
The Tupelo Police Department said Cory Wayne Patterson faces charges of grand larceny and terroristic threats.
RIPLEY, Miss. (AP) — An airport worker who knew how to take off but not land stole a small airplane Saturday and threatened to crash it into a Walmart, circling for five hours over unnerved Mississippians before ending the flight safely in a soybean field where police arrested him.
The Tupelo Police Department said Cory Wayne Patterson faces charges of grand larceny and terroristic threats.