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Kelly McClure

Pilot threatens to crash into MS Walmart

Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (Mark Lucey/Getty)

On Saturday morning, the Tupelo, Mississippi Police Department issued a press release stating that the pilot of a small aircraft was threatening to crash into an area Walmart. The pilot, who was later apprehended, reached out to authorities at 5 a.m. informing them of his plans. 

In a recent update from Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves on Twitter he says the man is now in custody.

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