What happened the moment a 15-year-old boy storms Arkansas airport with gun and demands a plane

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Armed with an AR-style gun, a 15-year-old boy assaulted a small rural airport in Arkansas and demanded a plane.

According to police and airport officials, the unnamed adolescent entered Signature Aviation, a company at the Texarkana Regional Airport, at around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 4, and went up to the front counter brandishing a rifle and a revolver, demanding an aircraft and access to the airfield.

The airport informed CNN that once the teenager loaded a round in the chamber, employees rushed to a back room, locked the door, and dialled 911.

After that, the child went off in the direction of the airfield, where a local private pilot noticed him.

After running and grabbing his own firearm from his truck, the pilot approached the child and gave him an ordered him to the ground, officials said.

After complying, the teenager was apprehended by Texarkana police, who discovered another shotgun in a car that appeared to have been driven by the 15-year-old suspect, according to the airport.

“The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department applauds the heroic act by the local pilot,” the department said in a statement.

“The fact that this incident was resolved quickly and peacefully, despite the extreme danger presented, is highly commendable,” it added.

Paul Mehrlich, the director of the airport, said the experience lasted roughly ten minutes.

“We are very thankful that there were no injuries, no lives lost, but really it was through the actions of this pilot and by the staff at Signature Aviation, that their actions saved lives,” Mehrlich told local outlet KSLA.

According to police, the teenager, who was not from the region, was taken into custody for making terrorist threats, aggravated assault, and attempted aggravated robbery.

His motive is still unknown.

He was brought to a juvenile correctional facility in Arkansas.

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