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Private Pilot Stops Armed Teen Who Demanded Airplane
Breitbart ^
| 02/06/2025
| AWR Hawkins
Posted on 02/06/2025 11:50:27 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
A pilot retrieved a gun from his truck and stopped an armed teen who was demanding an airplane at Texarkana Regional Airport in Arkansas on Tuesday.
The New York Post reported the teen was armed with an AR-style rifle and had a handgun as well.
CNN noted that the teen “demanded a plane at the front counter while brandishing the guns.” The teen then chambered a round and chaos ensued.
A pilot who saw what was happening ran to his truck and retrieved a gun and pursued the teen, who had “breached security onto the airfield.” The pilot ordered the teen to the ground and the teen complied. The pilot then held the teen at gunpoint for police.
The teen was charged with “aggravated assault, attempted aggravated robbery, and first-degree terrorist threatening.”
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: airplane; armed; armedcitizen; banglist; crime; demanded; hijacking; pilot; private; teen
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An armed "teen" huh?
To: ChicagoConservative27
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posted on
02/06/2025 11:52:03 AM PST
by
paulcissa
(Politicians want you disarmed because they intend on doing things you would shoot them for.)
To: ChicagoConservative27
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posted on
02/06/2025 11:52:15 AM PST
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: ChicagoConservative27
Can’t help but wonder if the teen actually knew how to fly. Or maybe he thought he could drive the airplane home?
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posted on
02/06/2025 11:52:37 AM PST
by
rbg81
(=)
To: ChicagoConservative27
Stupid teen had no idea how to start a plane, how to taxi, how to take off and certainly not how to land. Planning and logic weren’t this “teen’s” strong suit. But he scores high on the “impulsive behavior” scale.
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posted on
02/06/2025 11:54:30 AM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)
To: rbg81
“I know, I’ll sell it on Facebook Marketplace!”
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posted on
02/06/2025 11:55:00 AM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)
To: ChicagoConservative27
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posted on
02/06/2025 11:55:41 AM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: ChicagoConservative27
Awesome job on the part of the pilot! .....NOW HANG THE KID!!
To: ProtectOurFreedom
I got my license at 18, so he MAY have known how to fly.
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posted on
02/06/2025 12:02:04 PM PST
by
6ppc
(During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act -George Orwell)
To: 6ppc
I got my license at 18, so he MAY have known how to fly. More important than knowing how to fly is to know how to land.
Regards,
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posted on
02/06/2025 12:07:23 PM PST
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: ChicagoConservative27
There must be more to this story.
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posted on
02/06/2025 12:08:45 PM PST
by
Romulus
( )
To: alexander_busek
Nah. ANY landing you can walk away from is a good one. A landing that leaves the plane intact is a GREAT one.
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posted on
02/06/2025 12:13:46 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and don't wish to smile.)
To: ChicagoConservative27
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posted on
02/06/2025 12:15:13 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: ChicagoConservative27
Give the teen an A for ambition in trying to jack an airplane.
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posted on
02/06/2025 12:15:52 PM PST
by
Opinionated Blowhard
(When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
To: alexander_busek
landings eventual for any flight. landing rubber down and metal up on a long, flat, appropriate surface with no obstacles takes a whole lot more talent and experience. /sarcasm
maybe the kid played too many games and though - how hard can it be?
To: Opinionated Blowhard
“ Give the teen an A for ambition in trying to jack an airplane.”
No.
What kind of security does this lane airport have
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posted on
02/06/2025 12:27:03 PM PST
by
stanne
(Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
To: ChicagoConservative27
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posted on
02/06/2025 12:30:01 PM PST
by
algore
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Stupid teen had no idea how to start a plane, how to taxi, how to take off and certainly not how to land. Planning and logic weren’t this “teen’s” strong suit. But he scores high on the “impulsive behavior” scale.Hit record on your phone and throw him the keys.
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posted on
02/06/2025 12:30:17 PM PST
by
BlackbirdSST
(Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
To: ChicagoConservative27
It wouldn’t surprise me at all if the pilot is the one in trouble now.
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posted on
02/06/2025 12:39:53 PM PST
by
volare737
(Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated.)
To: rbg81
"Can’t help but wonder if the teen actually knew how to fly."
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