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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jenna Amatulli

Man who threatened to crash plane into Walmart reportedly didn’t have pilot license

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The man who flew a stolen plane over a Tupelo, Mississippi, Walmart this weekend and threatened to crash land into it does not have a pilot’s license or really any experience in landing planes, police have confirmed.

On Saturday, Tupelo Police chief John Quaka said during a press conference that Cory Wayne Patterson, 29, had been confirmed as the pilot of the plane that threatened to “intentionally crash” into the Walmart on West Main.

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