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Mississippi jet fueler denied bond in theft of small plane

A stolen Beechcraft King Air C90A circles the Tupelo, Miss., Regional Airport Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. A man who stole the plane and flew it over northern Mississippi after threatening to crash it into a Walmart faces charges of grand larceny and terroristic threats, authorities said Saturday. (Thomas Wells/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP) A stolen airplane rests in a field of soybeans after crash-landing near Ripley, Miss., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Authorities say a man who stole a plane and flew it over Mississippi after threatening to crash it into a Walmart store faces charges of grand larceny and terroristic threats. Tupelo Police Chief John Quaka said Cory Wayne Patterson didn't have a pilot's license but had some flight instruction and was an employee of Tupelo Aviation.(AP Photo/Nikki Boertman) Roxanne Ward views cell phone video she took of the commotion following a crash-landing in a field near Ripley, Miss., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Authorities say a man who stole a plane and flew it over Mississippi after threatening to crash it into a Walmart store faces charges of grand larceny and terroristic threats. Tupelo Police Chief John Quaka said Cory Wayne Patterson didn't have a pilot's license but had some flight instruction and was an employee of Tupelo Aviation. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman) Jimmy Huddleston, left, and Daniel Alsup, right, discuss an airplane that crash-landed in a field near their Ripley, Miss. homes on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Authorities say a man who stole a plane and flew it over Mississippi after threatening to crash it into a Walmart store faces charges of grand larceny and terroristic threats. Tupelo Police Chief John Quaka said Cory Wayne Patterson didn't have a pilot's license but had some flight instruction and was an employee of Tupelo Aviation. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Mississippi jet fueler denied bond in theft of small plane