Juvenile suspect arrested after allegedly demanding plane at Arkansas airport
TEXARKANA, Ark. – Texarkana 911 dispatched was called just after 7:30 a.m. for a disturbance at an aviation hanger on Tuesday morning.
According to TAPD, the service call requested officers at 601 Airport Drive at Signature Aviation. The caller stated there was a male with a rifle and handgun. Police say the call notes went on to say that the armed suspect walked into the business and demanded a plane at the front counter.
Police said a pilot for a local private business stepped in prior to authorities arriving at the airport by grabbed his firearm and ordered the suspect to the ground. When confronted, the suspect complied and was disarmed after lying on the ground.
TAPD officers arrived on the scene, and the suspect, identified as a juvenile, was arrested on multiple counts including aggravated assault, attempted aggravated robbery, and terroristic threatening - first-degree. The youth was transferred to an Arkansas juvenile detention center.
Police credit the actions of the pilot, who was able to help resolve the potentially dangerous issue.
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