Posted on 08/02/2018 6:26:23 PM PDT by EdnaMode
A man arrested at the Texarkana Regional Airport on July 4th allegedly told investigators he intended to fly a stolen plane to a rap music concert in another state.
Asked about his lack of training as a pilot, Zemarcuis Devon Scott, 18, allegedly told Texarkana, Ark., police that he didn't believe there was much more to the task than pushing buttons and pulling levers, according to a probable cause affidavit used to create the following account.
It was about 2:30 a.m. when airport security personnel contacted police about seeing a man jump a fence and attempt to enter an American Eagle twin-engine jet. By the time officers arrived, the suspect, later identified as Scott, had gotten onto the small commercial plane and closed the door behind him.
When officers shined a flashlight into the plane's cockpit from outside the jet, they could see a man sitting in the pilot's seat with his hands below the window and out of direct view. Fearing for their safety, an officer drew his weapon and ordered the man to keep his hands up where they could be seen.
When the suspect turned his gaze toward the officers, two of them allegedly recognized Scott from past encounters. Two of the three responding officers got the plane's door open while the third continued to monitor Scott until he could be taken into custody.
On Monday, Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Chuck Black formally charged Scott with commercial burglary and attempted theft of property with a value greater than $25,000. Both offenses are felonies punishable by three to 10 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000.
Scott is being held in the Miller County jail with bail set at $25,000. The case has been assigned to Circuit Judge Carlton Jones. A date for Scott's arraignment on the charges hasn't been scheduled but he is expected to appear in court later this month.
I note that the presence of Nickelback actually detracts from the value, which is accurate.
GOOD ONE!
So where was this poor, low IQ fool planning to land....in the concert parking lot?
This kid needs some help bless his heart.
Saint Trayvon received an honorary degree in aviation——is this kid next?
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he is 18.
Obviously too STUPID to be anywhere near a cockpit.
“50 cent and nickelback”
I’d bet their fan bases don’t overlap, otherwise the “45 Cent Tour,” would be a natural...
Hey Mears what’s up?
With hussein as president you would find him piloting your next Southwest flight to Las Vegas...
police that he didn't believe there was much more to the task than pushing buttons and pulling levers
And yet, the Earth is flat and humans never walked on the Moon? Good call. Thanks EdnaMode.
And he's exactly right. People make open heart surgery sound difficult, too, but it's really only about cutting a few things and stitching a few other ones. I bet there's a YooToob vid that will talk you through it.
“With hussein as president you would find him piloting your next Southwest flight to Las Vegas...”
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You’ve got that right! :-)
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But that was in 1978.
With Clockmed as his co-pilot...
Yea but you had training.
This 18 yr old idiot thought he could drive a business jet to his rap concert.
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