Blocking But Can't Landing It, Airport Worker Is Ancamrak Retail Outlet

Illustration of King Air C90A aircraft. (Wikimedia Commons/Renato Spilimbergo Carvalho)

JAKARTA - An airport worker who knew how to take off but couldn't land, stole a small plane and threatened to crash it into Walmart in Mississippi, police said.

Cory Wayne totaled (29), circling for five hours before ending the flight safely in the soybean field, where police caught him.

He was not injured after a rough landing, shortly after posting a goodbye message to his parents and sisters on Facebook, authorities said at a news conference.

The message said he "never really wanted to hurt anyone," as reported by The National News from AP September 5.

After an anxious morning watching the plane's winding path overhead, Tuelo Mayor Todd Jordan called the resolution the best case scenario. No one was injured.

grouped up to refuel the plane at Tuelo Regional Airport, giving him access to the double-engine Air C90A King Aircraft, police chief John Quaka said.

It was not immediately known why, shortly after 5 am, the employee who had worked for 10 years at the Tupelo Aviation took off with a plane full of fuel.

Fifteen minutes later, control called 911 Lee County operator officer to say he plans to crash a plane into Tupelo Walmart, Quaka said. Officers evacuated people from Walmart and the nearest store.

"This is more likely a crime of opportunity," Quaka said. He added that the airport tower had no staff until 6 am.

Police negotiators can make contact during the flight and convince control to land, but he doesn't know how.

None who was trained by a private pilot, almost landed at Tupelo Airport but he canceled efforts in the last minute and continued flights, authorities said.

A negotiator re-established contact around 10 a.m., and learned thatter had landed on a field and was not injured, Quaka said.

Later, it was discovered that the plane landed near kiosk, Mississippi, about 140 kilometers southeast of Memphis.

"There was damage, but believe it or not, the plane was intact," the police chief told reporters.

It is known, mediate, whose Facebook page says he is from Shannon, Mississippi, was charged with massive theft and made terrorist threats. Quaka said federal authorities could also file charges.