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Tupelo: Officials say a plane was circling over North Mississippi And the pilot whose pilot threatened to throw him to the ground has landed safely. Governor tate reeves announced on Twitter that “the situation has been resolved and no one has been injured.” He thanked the law enforcement agencies who helped bring down the plane. the plane started circling tupeloMississippi, around 5 a.m. and remained in the air for more than four hours.

A stolen airplane passed over northern Mississippi on Saturday morning, and police said they evacuated a Walmart store after the pilot threatened to crash into it.
Tupelo Police Department A Facebook post said Walmart and a nearby convenience store had been evacuated. The plane began circling over Tupelo, Mississippi, at about 5 a.m. It was still in the air more than four hours later, but flew away from Tupelo and was circling over another nearby community.
Police said they have contacted the pilot directly.
“Citizens are asked to avoid the area until everything is clear,” the police wrote. “With that type of airplane maneuverability the danger zone is much bigger than Tupelo’s.”
Officials believe the plane – a Beechcraft King Air C90A – was stolen and are working to determine if the pilot who threatened to crash the plane was an employee of the local airport, in this case But two people gave information. The Associated Press, Several federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, are now involved in the investigation and are working to understand a motive, the people said.
People said investigators are monitoring the flight path and are in touch with the pilot.
A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said the agency is aware of the flight and is coordinating with local law enforcement.
Law enforcement told the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal shortly after 8 a.m. that the plane had taken off from airspace around Tupelo and was flying near a Toyota manufacturing plant in nearby Blue Springs.
An online flight tracking service showed the plane moving across the sky and following a looping path.
“State law enforcement and emergency managers are closely monitoring this alarming situation,” Governor Tate Reeves wrote on Twitter. “All citizens should remain alert and aware of updates from the Tupelo Police Department.”
Leslie Criss, a magazine editor living in Tupelo, got up early and was watching the situation on TV and on social media. Several of his friends were looking out at the plane circle upwards.
“I’ve never seen anything like this in this city,” Chris told the Associated Press. “That’s a scary way to wake up on a Saturday morning.”
former state representative steve hollandJoe, who is a funeral director in Tupelo, said he had received calls from families concerned about the plane.
“One called and said, ‘Oh my god, do we need to cancel Mother’s funeral? Holland said. “I just told him, ‘No, life goes on.'”