A small plane is down and its pilot is in police custody after threatening to intentionally crash into a Walmart in Tupelo, Mississippi, Benton County Sheriff’s office confirmed to ABC News Saturday.
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According to Flight tracker flightradar24, it appears the plane has crashed in or near Curtis Lake about 5 miles north of Gravestown, Mississippi. Over 300,000 people were watching it on flightradar24 when it disappeared. Police have not yet confirmed the plane has crashed.
The Tupelo Police Department was notified that a pilot of an airplane, possibly a King Air type, was flying over Tupelo at around 5 a.m. local time. The pilot made contact with E911 and was threatening to crash intentionally, according to a statement from police.
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